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Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with soil-transmitted helminths among school-going children in Lurambi Subcounty, Kakamega, Kenya. Method. A cross-sectional study was conducted from Jan 2020 to Feb 2020 among 392 randomly selected primary school-going children aged 5 to 14 years old in six primary schools. Risk factors associated with STH infection were obtained using a structured questionnaire answered by the children\u2019s caregivers. Stool samples were examined using the standard quantitative Kato-Katz technique. The data was analyzed using SPSS version 20 and Epi Info version 7.2.3.1. Result. A total of 278 children provided stool samples for analysis. The overall prevalence of intestinal helminths was 14.4% (40\/278). The prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides was 11.5% (32\/278), 0.4% (1\/278) for hookworm, 0.4% (1\/278) for Trichuris trichiura, and 2.1% (6\/278) for Schistosoma mansoni; coinfection was detected in 0.4% (1\/278). The intensity of infection ranged between light and moderate. Significant risk factors for STH infection included failure to wash hands before eating (OR: 3.529; <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <a:math xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M1\">\n                        <a:mi>P<\/a:mi>\n                        <a:mo>=<\/a:mo>\n                        <a:mn>0.041<\/a:mn>\n                     <\/a:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>), failure to wash fruits and vegetables before eating (OR: 2.3129; <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <c:math xmlns:c=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M2\">\n                        <c:mi>P<\/c:mi>\n                        <c:mo>=<\/c:mo>\n                        <c:mn>0.005<\/c:mn>\n                     <\/c:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>), and not washing hands after soil contact (OR: 2.1529; <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <e:math xmlns:e=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M3\">\n                        <e:mi>P<\/e:mi>\n                        <e:mo>=<\/e:mo>\n                        <e:mn>0.005<\/e:mn>\n                     <\/e:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>). Age (<jats:inline-formula>\n                     <g:math xmlns:g=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M4\">\n                        <g:mi>Z<\/g:mi>\n                        <g:mo>=<\/g:mo>\n                        <g:mn>2.4006<\/g:mn>\n                     <\/g:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>, <jats:inline-formula>\n                     <i:math xmlns:i=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1998\/Math\/MathML\" id=\"M5\">\n                        <i:mi>P<\/i:mi>\n                        <i:mo>=<\/i:mo>\n                        <i:mn>0.0164<\/i:mn>\n                     <\/i:math>\n                  <\/jats:inline-formula>) was a risk factor only for infection with Schistosoma mansoni. Conclusion. Preventive chemotherapy and proper hygienic and sanitation practices should be integrated to achieve elimination of STH and Schistosoma mansoni in Lurambi Subcounty and at large in Kenya.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2020\/8810519","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,12,31]],"date-time":"2020-12-31T18:05:06Z","timestamp":1609437906000},"page":"1-9","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Risk Factors Associated with Helminthic Intestinal Infection in Lurambi Subcounty, Kakamega, Kenya"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2020","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0982-4968","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ruth W.","family":"Kiiti","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, P.O. 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