02060nam a22002777a 4500001001300000003000400013005001700017008004100034040000800075245017700083520110000260580006801360650001501428650002201443650003301465650003201498650003201530650001501562650002401577700003001601700002301631700002301654700002101677700002301698856006101721D0001E000039DOH20200806155506.0200527b        ph ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  cDOH00aSoil-transmitted helminthiases in secondary school in selected sites in two provinces in the Philippines :bpolicy implications /cVicente Belizario, Jr. [ and four others]3 aThe 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 ≤1% for reducing morbidity in school-age children. Recommendations were made to update the Philippine helminth control program and to re-examine the WHO strategic plan so that helminth prevention and control strategies may also be emphasized for secondary school students especially in high-prevalence areas.uhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24706258/  aIn: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2014 vol. 60 (4) pages 303- 2aAdolescent 2a Child, Preschool 2aHelminthiasis xepidemiology 2aHelminthiasisxparasitology 2aHelminthiasisxtransmission 2aPrevalence 2a Soilvparasitology1 aBelizario, Vicente  cJr.1 aChua, Paul Lester 1 aLiwanag, Harvy Joy1 aNaig, June Rose 1 aErfe, Jeffrey Mark  uhttps://academic.oup.com/tropej/article/60/4/303/2848243