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Volume 29, Number 12—December 2023
Dispatch

Surveillance for Soil-Transmitted Helminths in High-Risk County, Mississippi, USA

Richard S. Bradbury, Lora Martin, Lacy Malloch, Maygan Martin, John M. Williams, Kayla Patterson, Cameron Sanders, Gurbaksh Singh, Irene Arguello, Eduardo Rodriguez, Paul Byers, Lisa Haynie, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, and Charlotte V. HobbsComments to Author 
Author affiliations: Federation University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (R.S. Bradbury); University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA (L. Martin, L. Malloch, M. Martin, J.M. Williams, K. Patterson, C. Sanders, G. Singh, I. Arguello, L. Haynie, C. Hobbs); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA (E. Rodriguez); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (E. Rodriguez, Y. Qvarnstrom); Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson (P. Byers)

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Table 2

Selected risk factors for soil-transmitted helminth infection among 354 school-age children enrolled in study of soil-transmitted helminth infection, Rankin County, Mississippi, USA, February 2020–September 2021

Question and answer No. (%)
Has your child travelled outside the United States in the past 5 years?
Yes 44 (12.5)
No 308 (87.5)
Total
 352* (100)
Has your child been treated for intestinal parasites?
Yes 24 (7)
No 322 (91)
Not sure 7 (2)
Total
 353* (100)
If yes to treatment for an intestinal parasite above, which one?
Hookworm 1 (4)
Roundworm 0
Whipworm 0
Pinworm 20 (80)
Not sure 4 (16)
Total
 25 (100)
Has your child played outside with bare hands or bare feet (has there been contact with soil) in the past 3 years?
Never 34 (9.7)
Sometimes/less than once a month 61 (17.3)
Often/at least monthly 104 (29.5)
All the time 151 (42.9)
Not sure 2 (0.6)
Total
 352* (100)
If yes to contact with soil as above, how often?
Daily 31 (12.1)
Weekly 81 (31.8)
Monthly 104 (40.8)
Yearly 39 (15.3)
Total
 255 (100)
What type of toilet is in the home where your child lives?
Flushable toilet† 350* (100)

*Data were missing for some of the 354 children. †Questionnaire response options were flushable toilet, outdoor toilet, or prefer not to answer.

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