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Soil polluted with parasite ova and\/or infective larvae is a source of human parasitic infections. There is a substantial shift in the notion of sanitation in many countries, and control of STHs contamination in the environment is becoming an emerging topic of research. However, data are scarce on the extent of soil contamination with STHs in Ethiopia in general and the study area in particular. Objective. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of STHs in soil, and school children and associated factors at Kola Diba primary school, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 at Kola Diba primary school. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 400 participants. About 150 soil samples were collected. A structured Amharic version questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic variables and the factors associated with STH infection. Two grams of stool specimen was processed using the Kato-Katz technique. Data were entered and analyzed using STATA version 14.1. Binary and multiple logistic regressions were performed, and \n \n P<\/a:mi>\n <<\/a:mo>\n 0.05<\/a:mn>\n <\/a:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> was considered statistically significant. Result. The overall prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths was 50.0% with Ascaris lumbricoides (26.2%), hookworm species (16.5%), and Trichuris trichiura (3.5%). The overall soil contamination rate was 13.3% with A. lumbricoides (9.3%) and T. trichiura (4.0%). No habit of handwashing after toilet (AOR; 2.2, 95%CI: 1.3\u20133.6, \n \n P<\/c:mi>\n <\/c:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> value\u2009=\u20090.002), no habit of regular shoe-wearing (AOR; 3.7, 95%CI: 2.1\u20136.2, \n \n P<\/e:mi>\n <\/e:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> value <0.001), untrimmed fingernail status (AOR; 4.3, 95%CI: 2.6\u20137.1, \n \n P<\/g:mi>\n <\/g:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> value <0.001), and playing with soil (AOR; 3.5, 95%CI: 2.2\u20135.7, \n \n P<\/i:mi>\n <\/i:math>\n <\/jats:inline-formula> value <0.001) were significantly associated with STHs infection. Conclusion. The prevalence of STHs remains high among primary school children, with a considerable soil contamination rate. No habit of handwashing after defecation, untrimmed fingernail status, and no habit of regular shoe-wearing and playing with soil were significantly associated with the STHs infections.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1155\/2022\/4561561","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,4]],"date-time":"2022-08-04T00:05:11Z","timestamp":1659571511000},"page":"1-8","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Soil Contamination and Infection of School Children by Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Associated Factors at Kola Diba Primary School, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study"],"prefix":"10.1155","volume":"2022","author":[{"given":"Aschalew","family":"Hussein","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Delgi Primary Hospital, Amhara National Regional Health Bureau, Amhara, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4851-1366","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Megbaru","family":"Alemu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8907-6794","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Animen","family":"Ayehu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1172\/jci34261"},{"key":"2","volume-title":"Soil-transmitted Helminthiases: Eliminating as Public Health Problem Soil-Transmitted Helminthiases in Children: Progress Report 2001-2010 and Strategic Plan 2011-2020","author":"WHO","year":"2012"},{"key":"3"},{"key":"4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1756-3305-7-37"},{"key":"5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/s0140-6736(06)68653-4"},{"key":"6","volume-title":"Ethiopia National Master Plan for Neglected Tropical Diseases (2016-2020)","author":"Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH)","year":"2016"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/1756-3305-5-240"},{"issue":"20","key":"8","first-page":"4575","article-title":"Prevalence of parasites in soil samples in Tehran public places","volume":"11","author":"M. 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