Intestinal Helminth Infections and WASH Survey in Khammouane Province, Lao PDR

Vilaysone Khounvisith's dataset contains survey results from 1,530 participants across 81 villages in Khammouane province, Lao PDR. It includes demographic, household, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) factors linked to stool sample analysis for intestinal helminth infections. The data was last updated on June 1, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling infection risk based on demographic factors like age and gender mentioned in the description.
• Analyzing the association between raw food consumption and specific helminth infections.
• Comparing helminth prevalence across different districts (e.g., Mahaxai, Bulapha) as a key finding.
• Investigating the link between access to safe water/sanitation and multi-species helminth infection rates.

Strengths

• Includes data from 1,530 participants, providing a substantial sample size.
• Covers 81 villages, offering a multi-site geographic perspective.
• Reports specific infection prevalence rates for multiple helminth species (e.g., Opisthorchis viverrini 56.9%, hookworm 54.7%).
• Links individual-level health outcomes with household WASH infrastructure data.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to a single province in Lao PDR.

Provenance

Source

Vilaysone Khounvisith via figshare.

Collection Method

Cross-sectional study with random selection of villages and participants; data collected via surveys and stool sample analysis using FECT.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 17:47:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

81 villages in Khammouane province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR).