Community perceptions of mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis in selected schools in the Philippines

Table 2 Focus group discussion responses to perceived causes of STH and schistosomiasis

	STH	Schistosomiasis
Perceived causes	Playing with / in soil	Exposure to dirty or stagnant water
	Walking barefoot	Absence of toilet / Open defecation
	Not washing hands before meals	Exposure to soil
	Dirty nails	Eating fish caught in schisto-infested water
	Consuming junk food	Eating fly-contaminated food
	Eating fly-contaminated food	Eggs
	Eating undercooked food	Snails
	Worms

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