Soil-transmitted helminths continue to be a serious problem causing disease and morbidity globally. Children, mostly school-aged, are more at risk of these infections. The main strategy for control remains to be the mass drug administration (MDA) of antihelminthic drugs. With the limitation of MDA to prevent re-infection, the need for additional approaches such as hygiene education and improvements in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure are required. Although the importance of health education as a crucial component of an integrated approaches to STH control is highlighted, this component has often been disregarded because the other more complex solutions have been the focus of most studies and programmes. We performed literature searches from four bibliographic databases - Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science and Cochrane Library - to determine availability of studies on the impact of health education interventions targeting STH infections on schoolchildren in Southeast Asia...
| Authors | Mationg, MLS; Williams, GM; Tallo, VL; Olveda, RM; McManus, DP; Stewart, DE; Gray, DJ |
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| Journal | ADVANCES IN PARASITOLOGY |
| Pages | 1-22 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Date | 18/03/2024 |
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| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=10.1016/bs.apar.2023.12.001 |