Geostatistical analysis to guide treatment decisions for soil-transmitted helminthiasis control in Uganda

Bryan O. Nyawanda; Kristin M. Sullivan; Benjamin Tinkitina; Prudence Beinamaryo; Betty Nabatte; Hilda Kyarisiima; Alfred Mubangizi; Paul M. Emerson; Jürg Utzinger; Penelope Vounatsou

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0013467

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Geostatistical analysis to guide treatment decisions for soil-transmitted helminthiasis control in Uganda

Bryan O. Nyawanda,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Kristin M. Sullivan,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Children Without Worms, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America
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Benjamin Tinkitina,

Roles Data curation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Prudence Beinamaryo,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Betty Nabatte,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Hilda Kyarisiima,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Alfred Mubangizi,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda
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Paul M. Emerson,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Children Without Worms, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, Georgia, United States of America
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Jürg Utzinger,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Penelope Vounatsou

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: penelope.vounatsou@unibas.ch

Affiliations Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Allschwil, Switzerland, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4904-5352

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Geostatistical analysis to guide treatment decisions for soil-transmitted helminthiasis control in Uganda

Bryan O. Nyawanda,
Kristin M. Sullivan,
Benjamin Tinkitina,
Prudence Beinamaryo,
Betty Nabatte,
Hilda Kyarisiima,
Alfred Mubangizi,
Paul M. Emerson,
Jürg Utzinger,
Penelope Vounatsou

Published: September 8, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0013467

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