Publications by authors named "Hannah Nirmala Stephen"
Am J Trop Med Hyg
October 2023
Article Synopsis
- Large-scale assessments of soil-transmitted helminth (STH) programs are critical for understanding the need for mass drug administration (MDA) in India; baseline surveys showed high prevalence rates of STHs in Chhattisgarh (80.2% in 2015) and Himachal Pradesh (29.0% in 2016).
- Follow-up surveys in 2018 revealed a dramatic drop in prevalence after multiple rounds of MDA, with Chhattisgarh showing an 85.5% reduction to 11.6% and Himachal Pradesh achieving a remarkable 99.0% reduction to 0.3%.
- The significant decrease in STH infections is attributed to the effectiveness of sustained de
