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A 2010 study of a village in Nyanza province found a pediatric STH prevalence of 44% using a direct stool-smear method. Adult STH prevalence and associated predictors was measured in the same village.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Adults (\u226518 years) presenting at the out-patient department of the small hospital or community outreach events completed a short questionnaire and provided stool samples. Light microscopy for ova and larvae was conducted using a stool concentration technique to improve sensitivity. Multivariable regression models were used to identify predictors of STH prevalence.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Among 344 adults, STH prevalence was 15.7% (54\/344). Hookworm was most common (13.1%; 45\/344), followed by Ascaris lumbricoides (6.1%; 21\/344) and Trichuris trichiura (0.6%; 2\/344). Twelve participants (3.5%; 12\/344) had multiple STHs and three (0.9%; 3\/344) had Schistosoma mansoni. Female sex, older age and lower education level were significant STH predictors.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Adult STH prevalence was lower than previous studies of children from the same village. Adults with the identified risk factors had a prevalence of \u226520%, which may warrant periodic, targeted deworming of adults with these risk factors given the low cost and low toxicity of anthelmintic drugs.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/trstmh\/tru164","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,10,31]],"date-time":"2014-10-31T05:04:10Z","timestamp":1414731850000},"page":"804-809","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Helminth prevalence among adults in rural Kenya: a stool survey for soil-transmitted helminths and schistosomiasis in Nyanza province"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"108","author":[{"given":"Jonathan W.","family":"Andereck","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt University School of Medicine a \u00a0 , Nashville, Tennessee, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aaron M.","family":"Kipp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Vanderbilt Institute for Global 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