01240nas a2200193   4500000000100000008004100001260003900042653002000081653000900101653001600110653000900126653003800135653003800173100001600211245007300227856006600300300000800366520067200374       2016                            d  bThe Australian National University10aDisease control10aWASH10aTimor Leste10aRisk10aNeglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)10aSoil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs)1 aCampbell SJ00aEpidemiology of soil-transmitted helminth infections in Timor-Leste.  uhttps://openresearch-repository.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/109265  a3653 a<p>This thesis explores: what is the prevalence of STH, and what WASH risk factors contribute towards infections? What are the associations between STH infections and plausible STH-related health outcomes, and finally, what are the associations between aspects of WASH and the village environment with intensity of STH infection, in these communities? Environmental variables, but again few WASH variables, were associated with intensity of STH infection in this analysis. Despite this, WASH is the only identified mechanism that could reduce or prevent transmission in this high-transmission environment. It should be included in integrated control strategies.</p>