Coverage of community-wide mass drug administration platforms for soil-transmitted helminths in Benin, India, and Malawi: findings from the DeWorm3 project

• Main Authors: Arianna Rubin Means (Author), Kristjana Hrönn Ásbjörnsdóttir (Author), Katherine C. Sharrock (Author), Sean R. Galagan (Author), Kumudha Aruldas (Author), Euripide Avokpaho (Author), Félicien Chabi (Author), Katherine E. Halliday (Author), Parfait Houngbegnon (Author), Gideon John Israel (Author), Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan (Author), David Kennedy (Author), Hugo Legge (Author), William E. Oswald (Author), Gokila Palanisamy (Author), Elliott Rogers (Author), Joseph Timothy (Author), Emily Pearman (Author), Rohan Michael Ramesh (Author), James Simwanza (Author), Jasmine Farzana Sheik-Abdullah (Author), Mariyam Sheikh (Author), Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi (Author), Stefan Witek-McManus (Author), Rachel L. Pullan (Author), Robin Bailey (Author), Khumbo Kalua (Author), Moudachirou Ibikounlé (Author), Adrian J. F. Luty (Author), Sitara S. R. Ajjampur (Author), Judd L. Walson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) affect approximately 1.5 billion people globally. The current STH control strategy is annual or twice-annual preventive chemotherapy, typically school-based deworming targeting children and women of reproductive age. Mathematical modeling suggests...