Prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths in school children in Kpone Katamanso Municipality, Greater Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional study

In the Kpone-Katamanso Municipality (Greater Accra, Ghana), as part of enhanced surveillance, health teams assessed the cross-sectional prevalence of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths (STHs), both neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in school children. Across 527 participants ages 7-19 y, the STH prevalence was 4.9% and schistosomiasis prevalence was 4.7%. There was a significant association with being male (p=0.002), being a resident in Zenu (p=0.049) and swimming at the nearby dam (p≤0.001). This is a lower prevalence than has been previously reported, so potentially this is evidence that sustained long-term NTD control efforts are having an impact in this municipality.