Kabatereine, Narcis B; Kazibwe, Francis; Tukahebwa, E. M.; Twa-Twa, J. M.; Barenzi, J. F. Z.; Zaramba, S.; Stothard, J. R.; Fenwick, A.; Brooker, S.2022-06-132022-06-132005-11Kabatereine NB (2005) Soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda: epidemiology and cost of control,Tropical Medicine and International Health,doi:10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01509.xhttps://ir.bsu.ac.ug//handle/20.500.12284/339A countrywide description of the distribution of soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda is reported, based on data for 20 185 schoolchildren from 271 schools.A countrywide description of the distribution of soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda is reported, based on data for 20 185 schoolchildren from 271 schools. The overall prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm was 6.3%, 5.0% and 43.5%, respectively. The prevalence of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura was unevenly distributed in the country with prevalence greatest in south-western Uganda whereas hookworm was generally more homogeneously distributed. Based on preliminary cost analysis of an ongoing school-based control programme, the financial delivery cost per schoolchild treated with albendazole is estimated to be between US$ 0.04 and 0.08 in different districts.enAscaris lumbricoidesTrichuris trichiuraHookwormEpidemiologyControlIntervention costsUgandaSoil-transmitted helminthsArticle