01714nas a2200217   4500000000100000008004100001653000900042653003800051653002500089653001800114653000900132653001200141100001700153700001500170700001400185245009400199856005500293300001200348490000600360520113000366       2017                            d10aNTDs10aSoil-Transmitted Helminths (STHs)10aAscaris lumbricoides10aHelminthiasis10aOndo10aNigeria1 aAkinseye F J1 aEgbebi A O1 aFadareo S00aChallenges of soil- transmitted Helminthiasis in some communities in Ondo state, Nigeria.  uhttp://www.ijarbs.com/pdfcopy/mar2017/ijarbs19.pdf  a164-1710 v43 a<p>Soil- transmitted helminthiasis is a common public health challenge of developing countries. It has largely contributed in undermining the health status of people and hence jeopardized the economic development of countries concerned. This study aimed at investigating the burden of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in some selected rural communities in Ondo State Nigeria. This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of human soil- transmitted helminthiasis. Stool samples were collected and processed using stool concentration - formalin-ether sedimentation method. Out of the 928 samples collected from volunteers, 149 (16.05%) were infected. The following parasites were isolated: <em>Ascaris lumbricoides, </em>103(53.7%) 64(33.3%), <em>Trichuris trichiura </em>17(8.9%) and <em>Strongyloides stercoralis </em>8(4.17%). Among the risk factors, toilet and water resource facilities were the major sources of transmission. The result obtained justifies the current state of the poor hygiene level in relation to high occurrence rate of Soil-transmitted helminths among people living in the rural settings.</p>