Figure 1.
Ecological regions and municipalities selected for study, Honduras.
Honduras is divided into six ecological regions. Schools from forty four different municipalities representing all the six ecological regions were selected and surveyed.
Table 1.
Classification criteria for intensity of STH.
Table 2.
Children surveyed and infected according to demographic characteristics.
Figure 2.
Prevalence of any STH by ecological regions, Honduras.
Total prevalence of having any soil transmitted helminthiasis (STH) including ascariasis, trichuriasis or hookworm by six ecological regions of the country is shown in this map. Region II & VI had the highest prevalence while Region IV had the lowest.
Table 3.
Children infected by severity of infection.
Table 4.
Malaria, anemia and nutritional status in children surveyed.
Table 5.
Children surveyed and infected according to risk factors.
Table 6.
Children surveyed and infected according to risk factors.
Table 7.
School characteristics and STH prevalence rates.