Journal article
An environmental assessment and risk map of Ascaris lumbricoides and Necator americanus distributions in Manufahi District, Timor-Leste
R Wardell, ACA Clements, A Lal, D Summers, S Llewellyn, SJ Campbell, J McCarthy, DJ Gray, S V. Nery
Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases | PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE | Published : 2017
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Abstract
Background: In Timor-Leste there have been intermittent and ineffective soil-transmitted helminth (STH) deworming programs since 2004. In a resource-constrained setting, having information on the geographic distribution of STH can aid in prioritising high risk communities for intervention. This study aimed to quantify the environmental risk factors for STH infection and to produce a risk map of STH in Manufahi district, Timor-Leste. Methodology/Principal findings: Georeferenced cross-sectional data and stool samples were obtained from 2,194 participants in 606 households in 24 villages in the Manufahi District as part of cross sectional surveys done in the context of the “WASH for Worms” ran..
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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Acknowledgements
This study was funded by a Partnership for Better Health-Project grant from the Australian National Health and Research Council (NHMRC) (APP1013713). DJG holds a NHMRC Career Development Fellowship (APP1090221); ACAC holds a NHMRC Senior Research Fellowship (APP1058878). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.