Prevalence and Determinants of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections among School Children at Goro Primary School, South West Shewa, Ethiopia

• Hauptverfasser: Tigist Tiruneh (Verfasst von), Geleta Geshere (Verfasst von), Tsige Ketema (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Soil-transmitted helminths (STH)/geohelminths are human parasitic nematodes which need soil contact for their egg development and become infectious. It is widely prevalent in developing countries. In Ethiopia, too, the same problem exists although the prevalence varies from place to plac...