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It is highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries due to a lack of environmental sanitation and personal hygiene. Pregnant women are among the risk groups for infection by soil-transmitted helminths. Former studies of the disease burden among pregnant women in Ethiopia didn\u2019t indicate the intensity of parasitic infection. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence and associated factors of soil-transmitted helminths among pregnant women.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 416 randomly selected pregnant women. The data were collected using a structured interview-administered questionnaire and a laboratory test. The Kato-Katz technique was used to diagnose soil-transmitted helminthiasis and determine the intensity of the infection. The collected data were entered into Epi-Data version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent predictors of soil-transmitted helminths at a <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>-value\u2009&lt;\u20090.05.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The overall prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths among pregnant women was 30%. (95%, CI: 26-34%). Living in a rural area (AOR\u2009=\u20093.35; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.83\u20136.13), drinking from an unprotected water source (AOR\u2009=\u20092.52; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.45\u20134.37), not washing one\u2019s hand after the toilet (AOR\u2009=\u20092.75; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.55\u20134.88), lacking health information (AOR\u2009=\u20091.70; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.01\u20132.85), working as a daily labourer (AOR\u2009=\u20092.88; 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.01\u20138.20), and walking barefoot (AOR\u2009=\u20094.00; 95% CI\u2009=\u20092.29\u20137.00) were significantly associated with the presence of soil-transmitted helminths among pregnant women.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>The prevalence of STH was significantly moderate in the study area, where pregnant women were mostly affected by ascariasis and hookworms. Living in a rural area, being a daily labourer, walking barefoot, not washing hands after the toilet, drinking from an unprotected water source, and lacking health information were the determining factors. Interventions including health education, the expansion of pure drinking water sources, the promotion of personal hygiene, and the wearing of shoes are recommended to reduce the burden of soil-transmitted helminths in the study area.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12879-024-09331-y","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,24]],"date-time":"2024-04-24T06:02:20Z","timestamp":1713938540000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Soil-transmitted helminths and associated factors among pregnant women in Doreni district, Oromia region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Adamu Tesfa","family":"Mekonen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Teshome Bekana","family":"Hirpha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9526-839X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Asrat","family":"Zewdie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,24]]},"reference":[{"key":"9331_CR1","first-page":"1","volume-title":"Prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminths infection among individuals in model and non-model households","author":"A Yonas","year":"2022","unstructured":"Yonas A, Degefa T, Bajiro M, Teshome G. 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A connecting letter was taken from Mattu University to the Doreni district administration and health office. Written informed consent was obtained from pregnant women older than 16 years, and written informed consent from their legal guardian(s) and written assent were obtained from pregnant women younger than 16 years. Each study participant was informed about the study\u2019s purpose, data collection methods, anticipated benefit, and risk, and written informed consent was obtained prior to data collection. 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