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Soil-Transmitted Helminth Eggs are Present in Soil at Multiple Locations within Households in Rural Kenya

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  • Lauren Steinbaum
  • Sammy M. Njenga
  • Jimmy Kihara
  • Alexandria B. Boehm
  • Jennifer Davis
  • Clair Null
  • Amy J. Pickering

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Almost one-quarter of the world’s population is infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH). We conducted a study to determine the prevalence and location of STH—Ascaris, Trichuris, and hookworm spp.—egg contamination in soil within rural household plots in Kenya.

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  • Lauren Steinbaum & Sammy M. Njenga & Jimmy Kihara & Alexandria B. Boehm & Jennifer Davis & Clair Null & Amy J. Pickering, "undated". "Soil-Transmitted Helminth Eggs are Present in Soil at Multiple Locations within Households in Rural Kenya," Mathematica Policy Research Reports 21c6bc9cb8854240aa3b87611, Mathematica Policy Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:mpr:mprres:21c6bc9cb8854240aa3b87611762d6c4
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    1. Lauren Steinbaum & John Mboya & Ryan Mahoney & Sammy M. Njenga & Clair Null & Amy J. Pickering, "undated". "Effect of a Sanitation Intervention on Soil-Transmitted Helminth Prevalence and Concentration in Household Soil: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial and Risk Factor Analysis," Mathematica Policy Research Reports b451437068284f0ab7b156365, Mathematica Policy Research.
    2. Amy J. Pickering & Sammy M. Njenga & Lauren Steinbaum & Jenna Swarthout & Audrie Lin & Benjamin F. Arnold & Christine P. Stewart & Holly N. Dentz & MaryAnne Mureithi & Benard Chieng & Marlene Wolfe & , "undated". "Effects of Single and Integrated Water, Sanitation, Handwashing, and Nutrition Interventions on Child Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Giardia Infections: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural K," Mathematica Policy Research Reports b056c901c24c4dad92672a0eb, Mathematica Policy Research.

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    soil-transmitted helminths; Kenya;

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