Hand hygiene intervention to optimize helminth infection control: Design and baseline results of Mikono Safi-An ongoing school-based cluster-randomised controlled trial in NW Tanzania.

IntroductionSoil transmitted helminths (STH) can affect over 50% of children in some parts of Tanzania.Control measures involve annual deworming campaigns in schools, but re-infection is rapid.This paper presents the design and baseline survey results of an ongoing school-based cluster-randomised controlled trial in Kagera region, NW Tanzania.The t

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