02104nam a22003017a 4500 781 781 D0001E000039 DOH 20200806155506.0 200527b ph ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d DOH Soil-transmitted helminthiases in secondary school in selected sites in two provinces in the Philippines : policy implications / Vicente Belizario, Jr. [ and four others] 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 ≤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. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24706258/ In: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2014 vol. 60 (4) pages 303- Adolescent Child, Preschool Helminthiasis epidemiology Helminthiasis parasitology Helminthiasis transmission Prevalence Soil parasitology Belizario, Vicente Jr. Chua, Paul Lester Liwanag, Harvy Joy Naig, June Rose Erfe, Jeffrey Mark https://academic.oup.com/tropej/article/60/4/303/2848243 JA