Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-aged children in pastoralist communities of Kenya: A cross-sectional study

Richelle W. Kihoro; Damaris Mulewa; Collins Okoyo; Dominic Ayaa; Agnes Korir; Doris W. Njomo; Charles Mwandawiro; Janet Masaku

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0304266

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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-aged children in pastoralist communities of Kenya: A cross-sectional study

Richelle W. Kihoro ,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: richellewrk@gmail.com

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2512-1645

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Damaris Mulewa,

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya, Department of Developmental Studies, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Collins Okoyo,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Dominic Ayaa,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Developmental Studies, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Agnes Korir,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Developmental Studies, Daystar University, Nairobi, Kenya
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Doris W. Njomo,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3935-4036

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Charles Mwandawiro,

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Janet Masaku

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-aged children in pastoralist communities of Kenya: A cross-sectional study

Richelle W. Kihoro,
Damaris Mulewa,
Collins Okoyo,
Dominic Ayaa,
Agnes Korir,
Doris W. Njomo,
Charles Mwandawiro,
Janet Masaku

Published: May 23, 2024
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304266

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