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A baseline parasitological survey was therefore carried out in four defined areas of Afghanistan to better assess the distribution, prevalence and intensity of STH infections prior to a nationwide de-worming campaign beginning within World Food Programme assisted schools. A cross-sectional examination of 1001 children aged between 8 and 15 years old revealed that approximately half (47.2%) were infected with at least one STH. Infections with <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic> were most widespread (40.9%) and elevated prevalences were detected in urban environments; for example, schoolchildren in Kabul were more likely to be infected (OR=2.2, 95% CI 1.6\u20133.0) than elsewhere and these infections were often of higher intensity (OR=7.6, 95% CI 4.9\u201311.8). <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic> (9.9%) and hookworms (0.7%), previously unknown from Afghanistan, were encountered. 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