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Data on socio-demographic characteristics and risk factors were collected from the fishermen using semi-structured questionnaires. Stool samples were collected and processed using the Kato\u2013Katz thick smear technique. The overall prevalence of\n                    <jats:italic>S. mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    among the fishermen was 29.21% and the mean intensity of infection was 158.88 eggs per gram (EPG). The overall prevalence of intestinal helminths, including\n                    <jats:italic>S. mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    , was 69.54%. Similar prevalences of\n                    <jats:italic>S. mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    were recorded in age groups 15\u201319, 20\u201324 and 25\u201329 years: 31.82%, 31.75% and 31.94%, respectively. Fishermen who swam a minimum of once a week in Lake Hawassa were 2.92 times (95% CI: 1.554, 5.502) more likely to have acquired\n                    <jats:italic>S. mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    infection than those who swam in the lake less than once a week. The results indicate moderate endemicity of\n                    <jats:italic>S. mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    infection among the fishermen of Lake Hawassa. These fishermen could be a potentially high-risk group for\n                    <jats:italic>S. mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    infection and might be responsible for the transmission of infection to other segments of the community visiting the lake for recreation. Moreover, a high prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) was recorded among the fishermen. Integrated prevention and control strategies for schistosomiasis and STHs by different sectors are needed to tackle this problem.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1017\/s0021932019000075","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,3,6]],"date-time":"2019-03-06T07:43:59Z","timestamp":1551858239000},"page":"817-826","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/policypage","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["<i>Schistosoma mansoni<\/i>\n                    infection and risk factors among the fishermen of Lake Hawassa, southern 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