BackgroundSoil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections remain highly endemic across the Philippines, and are believed to be important contributors to delayed cognitive development of school-aged childre
BackgroundAccording to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2019 report, up to 1.5 million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) are lost due to soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), and 5.9 million peopl
*Other diagnostic methods include concentration (12 surveys), sedimentation (22 surveys), direct smear (12 surveys) and 342 studies for which the diagnostic method was not reported.
Introduction Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) are a major public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, the National School Based Deworming Program (NSBDP) was launched in 2012 with a goa
