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Mapping the Risk of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Philippines

dc.contributor.authorRicardo J. Soares Magalhães
dc.contributor.authorMaria S. Salamat
dc.contributor.authorLydia Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorDarren J. Gray
dc.contributor.authorHélène Carabin
dc.contributor.authorKate Halton
dc.contributor.authorDonald P. McManus
dc.contributor.authorGail M. Williams
dc.contributor.authorPilarita Rivera
dc.contributor.authorOfelia Saniel
dc.contributor.authorLeda Hernandez
dc.contributor.authorLaith Yakob
dc.contributor.authorStephen T. McGarvey
dc.contributor.authorArchie C. A. Clements
dc.date.accessioned2017-03-05T22:54:49Z
dc.date.available2017-03-05T22:54:49Z
dc.date.issued2015-09-14
dc.identifier.citationSoares Magalhães RJ, Salamat MS, Leonardo L, Gray DJ, Carabin H, Halton K, et al. (2015) Mapping the Risk of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Philippines. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9(9): e0003915. doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0003915en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/49254
dc.descriptionThe authors thank the regional coordinators, regional directors, provincial health officers, provincial health team leaders, municipal health officers, medical technologists, midwives, and barangay health workers for their commitment, which was key to completing all the phases of the national prevalence survey. We would like to thank Prof. May Lebanan for assisting us in the preparation of the data set.en_US
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dc.description.abstractAuthor Summary Soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections with A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and hookworms are endemic in all 80 provinces of the Philippines, but the spatial variation in the prevalence of these infections has not been previously described. This analysis revealed that while A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura infections were widespread and highly endemic, hookworm infections were more circumscribed to smaller foci in the Visayas and Mindanao. The results also suggest that it may be necessary to place greater emphasis on improving the provision of water, sanitation and the promotion of behavioral change for improved hygiene for the control and prevention of STH infections, particularly for hookworm.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPLoS Negl Trop Dis 9(9): e0003915
dc.relation.urihttp://www.plosntds.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pntd.0003915
dc.rightsAttribution 3.0 United States
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/
dc.subjectHelminth infections,Hookworms,Ascaris lumbricoides,Philippines,Soil-transmitted helminthiases,Parasitic diseases,Sanitation,Surface temperatureen_US
dc.titleMapping the Risk of Soil-Transmitted Helminthic Infections in the Philippinesen_US
dc.typeResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.peerreviewYesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewnoteshttp://www.plosntds.org/static/editorial#peeren_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pntd.0003915en_US
dc.rights.requestablefalseen_US


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