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“a decreasing trend”

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p=0.09

Listed by Hankins (2013) · Otte et al. (2022)

In the literature

Other investigations conducted in diverse geographical areas have also showed a decreasing trend of S. mansoni infection prevalence. 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 Factors likely to contribute to this decline appear to include: (1) expanded access to MDA programs and preventive chemotherapy, leading to reduced prevalence and infection intensity, seen, for example, in East and West Africa 42 , 43 , 44 ; (2) improvement in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), 45 leading to decreased transmission; (3) enhanced health education to raise awareness and prevent transmission; and (4) targeted control campaigns in high-prevalence areas to reduce disease.