School-based preventive chemotherapy program for schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth control in Angola: 6-year impact assessment.

• Main Authors: Adam W Bartlett (Author), Elsa P Mendes (Author), Latifeh Dahmash (Author), Marta S Palmeirim (Author), Maria C de Almeida (Author), Luis B Peliganga (Author), Luis M M Lufunda (Author), Ana Direito (Author), Julio Ramirez (Author), Pauline N Mwinzi (Author), Sergio Lopes (Author), Susana Vaz Nery (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>A school preventive chemotherapy (PC) program for soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) and schistosomiasis has operated in Huambo, Uige and Zaire provinces, Angola, since 2013 and 2014, respectively; complemented by a school water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) program in...