Prevalence and determinants of Soil-Transmitted Helminths among urban vegetable farmers in Ghana
Even though STH was not common, inadequate PPE use was a major factor in STH transmission in urban vegetable farms. Therefore, the key to drastically lowering the STH burden in urban farms is education and behaviour changes. Using more sensitive molecular diagnostic assays is crucial in low prevalence environments.
Authors
- Gerard Quarcoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3743-020X)
- Samuel Armoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8639-974X)
- Matthew Glover Addo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0031-8233)
- Augustina Angelina Sylverken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7691-914X)
Institutions
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH)
- Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GH)
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0323486
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00