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This study assesses the prevalence, intensity, and associated risk factors of STH following five rounds of albendazole-based PC in three implementation units (IUs) in Ondo State, Nigeria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec031\">\n                    <jats:title>Methodology<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Fresh stool samples were collected from 2,093 children aged 5\u201314 years across 45 systematically selected schools in three IUs: Ese-Odo, Irele, and Ile-Oluji. The samples were analyzed using the Kato-Katz technique. Additionally, standardized questionnaires were administered to gather data on demographics and access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) resources. Data analysis was conducted using R software version 4.3.2, with a 95% confidence interval.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec032\">\n                    <jats:title>Principal findings\/conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The parasitological data indicated a significant decline in the aggregated prevalence of STH across the three IUs. In Ese-Odo, the prevalence decreased to 25.8% (95% CI: 23.0\u201329.0) from 39% at baseline (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u221234%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.00). In Irele, prevalence dropped to 9.7% (95% CI: 7.6\u201312.0) from 51.3% at baseline (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u221281%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.00), and in Ile-Oluji, prevalence was reduced to 6.4% (95% CI: 4.6\u20138.7) from 23% at baseline (\n                      <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                      = \u221272.2%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.00). The most prevalent STH species was\n                      <jats:italic>Ascaris lumbricoides<\/jats:italic>\n                      , with infection rates of 25.5%, 9.4%, and 6.4% in Ese-Odo, Irele, and Ile-Oluji, respectively, followed by\n                      <jats:italic>Trichuris trichiura<\/jats:italic>\n                      in Ese-Odo (2.7%) and Irele (0.4%), while hookworm infections were detected only in Irele (0.7%). The majority of infections were of low intensity in Ese-Odo (91.0%), Irele (96.8%), and Ile-Oluji (100%). Access to improved sanitation (17.7%, 54.9%, and 58.2%), improved water sources (24.5%, 66.1%, and 69.8%), and handwashing facilities (9.0%, 39.6%, and 25.4%) was suboptimal and significantly varied across Ese-Odo, Irele, and Ile-Oluji, respectively (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.05). Open defecation rates were high in Ese-Odo (54.2%), Irele (36.3%), and Ile-Oluji (34.3%). In Ese-Odo, significant risk factors for STH infection included the use of hand-pump boreholes (AOR: 2.44, 95% CI: 1.23\u20134.88,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01), unprotected dug wells (AOR: 3.25, 95% CI: 0.96\u201311.36,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.06), ventilated improved pit latrines (AOR: 3.95, 95% CI: 1.13\u201316.1,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.04), pit latrines without a slab (AOR: 2.19, 95% CI: 1.27\u20133.8,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01), and failure to use soap after defecation, both when soap was available (AOR: 12.09, 95% CI: 1.86\u2013112.97,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.01) and when soap was unavailable (AOR: 8.19, 95% CI: 1.73\u201376.65,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.04). In Irele, access to protected dug wells was marginally significant (AOR: 1.79, 95% CI: 0.96\u20133.21,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.06), while in Ile-Oluji, access to river water emerged as a significant risk factor (AOR: 7.97, 95% CI: 1.81\u201358.58,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.02). The use of rainwater was found to be protective across all three IUs. These findings demonstrate significant progress in reducing STH prevalence across the three IUs following PC interventions. 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