@article{fdi:010044362,
  title = {{H}igh latrine coverage is not reducing the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiasis in {H}oa {B}inh province, {V}ietnam},
  author = {{Y}ajima, {A}. and {J}ouquet, {P}ascal and {D}ung {D}o {T}rung and {T}hach {D}ang {T}hi {C}am and {D}ai {T}ran {C}ong and {O}range, {D}idier and {M}ontresor, {A}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A} baseline epidemiological survey for parasite infections was conducted between {D}ecember 2007 and {J}anuary 2008 in 155 villagers in a rural commune in {H}oa {B}inh province, {V}ietnam, {T}he prevalence of {A}scaris lumbricoides, {T}richuris trichiura and hookworm infection was 13.5%, 45.2% and 58.1%, respectively. {A}t least one of the parasites was detected in 72.3% of the samples. {W}e found no association between infection with {A}. lumbricoides or {T} trichiura and engagement in agriculture, white hookworm infection was more prevalent in populations having frequent contact with soil. {A}gricultural use of human faeces was not correlated with any of the infections. {W}e suggest that the consumption of vegetables that are commonly fertilized with human faeces in the community has led to the high infection rates with {A}. lumbricoides and {T} trichiura, rather than the manipulation of faeces in farming activity. {T}his also explains the high infection prevalence, despite high latrine coverage (98.1%) in ! the study population. {T}he presence of latrines atone is not sufficient to reduce the prevalence of helminthiasis in a rural agricultural community if fresh faeces are used as fertilizer.},
  keywords = {{A}scaris lumbricoides ; {T}richuris trichiura ; {H}ookworm ; {L}atrine ; {R}isk factors ; {V}ietnam},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransactions of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {103},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {237--241},
  ISSN = {0035-9203},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.08.012},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010044362},
}