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| Title |
Prevalence and distribution of soil-transmitted helminth infections in India
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-017-4113-2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Nasir Salam, Saud Azam |
| Abstract |
Understanding the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections is necessary to plan control strategies and focus on highly endemic regions for preventive chemotherapy and improved sanitation facilities. India is known to be endemic for soil-transmitted helminth infections. To understand the prevalence, spatial distribution and identify high-risk zones, a systematic search of published literature was carried out based on PRISMA guidelines from the year 2000 to 2015. A careful screening of the identified literature yielded 39 studies that reported the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminth infections from 19 different states of India. Ascaris lumbricoides was the most prevalent parasite. Higher than 50% prevalence was reported from six states. Nearly 90% studies reported the prevalence of more than one parasite species in the same sample population. This is the first study to comprehensively review the literature associated with soil-transmitted helminth infections from India giving a clear idea of its prevalence, distribution and high endemic areas. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Australia | 1 | 25% |
| Georgia | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 225 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 225 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 36 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 11% |
| Researcher | 18 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 16 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 24 | 11% |
| Unknown | 97 | 43% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 44 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 19 | 8% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 12 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 26 | 12% |
| Unknown | 103 | 46% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 February 2017.
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#15,074,998
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#11,131
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#167,396
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#156
of 226 outputs
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