Precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school age children at the coastal region, Kenya
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2023Author
Kepha, Stella
Ochol, Duncan
Wakesho, Florence
Omondi, Wyckliff
Njenga, Sammy M
Njaanake, Karina
Kihara, Jimmy
Mwatha, Stephen
Kanyi, Chrisistosom
Oloo, Joseph O
Kibati, Paul
Yard, Elodie
Appleby, Laura J
McRae-McKee, Kevin
Odiere, Maurice R
Matendech, Sultani H
Hadley, Sultani
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Background: Accurate mapping of schistosomiasis (SCH) and soil transmitted helminths (STH) is a prerequisite for effective implementation of the control and elimination interventions. A precision mapping protocol was developed and implemented in the coastal region of Kenya by applying the current World Health Organization (WHO) mapping guide at a much lower administrative level (ward).
Methods: A two-stage cluster survey design was undertaken, with 5 villages in each ward selected. From within each village 50 households were randomly selected, and a single child between the ages of 8 and 14 sampled following appropriate assent. The prevalence and intensity of infection of Schistosoma mansoni and STH were determined using the Kato-Katz method (single stool, duplicate slides) and urine filtration for S. haematobium.
Results: Of the 27,850 school age children sampled, 6.9% were infected with at least one Schistosoma species, with S. haematobium being the most common 6.1% (95% CI: 3.1-11.9), and Tana River County having highest prevalence 19.6% (95% CI: 11.6-31.3). Prevalence of any STH infection was 5.8% (95% CI: 3.7-8.9), with Lamu County having the highest prevalence at 11.9% (95% CI: 10.0-14.1). The most prevalent STH species in the region was Trichuris trichiura at 3.1% (95% CI: 2.0-4.8). According to the WHO threshold for MDA implementation, 31 wards (in 15 sub-Counties) had a prevalence of ≥10% for SCH and thus qualify for annual MDA of all age groups from 2 years old. On the other hand, using the stricter Kenya BTS MDA threshold of ≥2%, 72 wards (in 17 sub-Counties) qualified for MDA and were targeted for treatment in 2021.
Conclusions: The precision mapping at the ward level demonstrated the variations of schistosomiasis prevalence and endemicity by ward even within the same sub-counties. The data collected will be utilized by the Kenyan Ministry of Health to improve targeting.
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Kepha S, Ochol D, Wakesho F, Omondi W, Njenga SM, Njaanake K, Kihara J, Mwatha S, Kanyi C, Oloo JO, Kibati P, Yard E, Appleby LJ, McRae-McKee K, Odiere MR, Matendechero SH. Precision mapping of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school age children at the coastal region, Kenya. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 Jan 5;17(1):e0011043. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011043. PMID: 36602986; PMCID: PMC9847902.Publisher
University of Nairobi
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