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To effectively guide control programs, a comprehensive understanding of their current prevalence and intensity is essential. This cross\u2010sectional study was aimed at determining the prevalence and intensity of STH and SCH infections and associated anemia among preschool children aged 12\u201359 months across seven agroecological zones in Tanzania. A total of 1612 children were examined using the Kato\u2010Katz technique for\n                    <jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    and STH eggs, urine filtration for\n                    <jats:italic>Schistosoma haematobium<\/jats:italic>\n                    eggs, and the HemoCue photometer for anemia. Statistical associations were assessed using chi\u2010square tests (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.05). The prevalence of any STH infection was 4.82% (95% CI: 3.84\u20136.02), with hookworm being the most prevalent (3.56%; 95% CI: 2.63\u20134.55), followed by\n                    <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>\n                    (1.19%; 95% CI: 0.65\u20131.79) and\n                    <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic>\n                    (0.07%; 95% CI: 0.01\u20130.37). The overall SCH prevalence was 0.90%, and 34.06% of children were anemic (95% CI: 31.78\u201336.41). All STH infections were of mild intensity, and among SCH cases, infection intensity was predominantly light, with only one child exhibiting a heavy\n                    <jats:italic>S. mansoni<\/jats:italic>\n                    infection. Children residing in rural areas exhibited a 2.57\u2010fold higher likelihood of helminth infection compared to urban children (\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    &lt; 0.001). While 85.2% of parents reported knowledge of helminthiasis, only 57.57% reported a history of deworming. The observed low prevalence of STH and SCH suggests a potential positive impact of the national deworming program. 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