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. 2021 Apr 12;104(6):2251–2263. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1189

Table 1.

School and community WASH and environmental condition indicator components included in the analysis of factors associated with school-level soil-transmitted helminths and schistosome infection prevalence in Kenya

Indicator Component Source
Infection prevalence Baseline (year 1) infection prevalence (%) Baseline survey9
Year 5 infection prevalence (%) Year 5 survey8
Prevalence relative reduction (%) Year 5 survey8
Treatment data Year 4 treatment coverage (%), summarized at the subcounty level Evidence action
Number of treatment rounds with albendazole since year 1 Evidence action and partner programs
Number of treatment rounds with praziquantel since year 1 Evidence action and partner programs
Classification of the areas according to whether they were treated by National School Based Deworming or partner programs Evidence action and partner programs
Community-level WASH conditions Household access to improved water source Year 6 survey17
Household access to any sanitation Year 6 survey17
Household access to handwashing facility with soap and water Year 6 survey17
School-level WASH conditions Type of water source (i.e., improved vs. unimproved) Year 5 and 6 surveys8,17
Type of sanitation (i.e., improved vs. unimproved) Year 5 and 6 surveys8,17
Availability of handwashing facility equipped with soap and water Year 5 and 6 surveys8,17
School population Year 5 and 6 surveys8,17
Pupil per latrine ratio (overall) Year 5 and 6 surveys8,17
Availability of other programs (e.g., school feeding program and sanitation program) Year 5 survey8
Latrine cleanliness and its structural integrity Year 6 survey17
Environmental conditions Land surface temperature (°C) (1 km resolution) WorldClim23
Aridity index (1 km resolution) CGIAR Consortium for Spatial Information Figshare open data repository28
Enhanced vegetation index (1 km resolution) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer vegetation indices26
Population density (population per 100 m2), (average projected population 2019) (100 m resolution) WorldPop29
Mean monthly precipitation (1 km resolution) WorldClim23
Elevation (30 m resolution) RCMRD GeoPortal24
Slope (30 m resolution) Calculated from the elevation values
Land cover (1 km resolution) RCMRD GeoPortal25
Soil type (250 m resolution) International Soil Reference Information Centre world soil information27

RCMRD = Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development; WASH = water, sanitation, and hygiene.