@article{26493,
  keywords = {STH, Intestinal worms, Deworming, Anthelminthic},
  author = {Addiss D},
  title = {The challenge of unreported and unprogrammed deworming for soil-transmitted helminth control programs.},
  abstract = {<p>Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) affects more than one billion people worldwide. WHO aims to control STH as a public health problem by providing periodic anthelminthic treatment to ≥75% of all at-risk children. Tracking progress toward this 2020 goal relies on accurate reporting of drug coverage. For STH, this is difficult because an unknown-but substantial-proportion of deworming occurs outside nationally-administered STH control programs, so-called 'unprogrammed deworming.' Further, coordination of intersectoral efforts needed to administer drugs to different risk groups-and to report coverage to WHO-is inadequate.</p>

<p>This paper describes these challenges and offers suggestions to overcome them.</p>
},
  year = {2015},
  journal = {International health},
  issn = {1876-3405},
  doi = {10.1093/inthealth/ihv055},
  language = {eng},
}