Determining the Impact of a School-Based Health Education Package for Prevention of Intestinal Worm Infections in the Philippines: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Intervention Trial

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Mationg, Mary Lorraine
Williams, Gail
Tallo, Veronica
Olveda, Remigio
Aung, Eindra
Alday, Portia P.
Clements, Archie
Stewart, Donald
McManus, Donald
Gray, Darren

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Repeated mass drug administration (MDA) of antihelminthics to at-risk populations is still the main strategy for the control of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. However, MDA, as a stand-alone intervention, does not prevent reinfection. Accordingly, complementary measures to prevent STH reinfection, such as health education and improved sanitation, as part of an integrated control approach, are required to augment the effectiveness of MDA for optimal efficiency and sustainability

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