Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases in Secondary School Students in Selected Sites in Two Provinces in the Philippines: Policy Implications
Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases in Secondary School Students in Selected Sites in Two Provinces in the Philippines: Policy Implications
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DOI：
10.1093/tropej/fmu018
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发表时间：
2014-08-01
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2
通讯作者：
Erfe, Jeffrey Mark
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作者：
Belizario, Vicente, Jr.;Chua, Paul Lester;Erfe, Jeffrey Mark
世界卫生组织（WHO）最新的消除土源性蠕虫病（STH）这一儿童公共卫生问题的战略计划将重点放在学龄儿童上。另一方面，菲律宾国家蠕虫控制计划将中学生排除在大规模驱虫之外。本研究确定了菲律宾两个省份选定中学的 633 名学生（14-15 岁）样本中 STH 的患病率和强度。粪便标本按照 Kato-Katz 技术进行处理，并检查是否存在蠕虫卵。 STH总体累计患病率为31.3%，中重度感染患病率为7.7%，远超世界卫生组织设定的目标
The latest World Health Organization (WHO) strategic plan for eliminating soil-transmitted helminthiases (STHs) as a public health problem in children puts the emphasis on school-age children. On the other hand, the Philippine national helminth control program excludes secondary school students in mass deworming for STH. This study determined the prevalence and intensity of STH in a sample of 633 students (14-15 years old) in selected secondary schools in two Philippine provinces. Stool specimens were processed following the Kato-Katz technique and examined for the presence of helminth ova. Overall cumulative prevalence of STH was 31.3%, while prevalence of moderate-heavy-intensity infections was 7.7%, well beyond the WHO target of