Abstract
This study has determined the prevalence and intensity of geohelminth infections and the effect of some epidemiological factors on their distribution in Oba Ile, Osun State, Nigeria. The study was conducted between November 2004 and March 2005. Of 489 school children examined, 76.9% harboured Ascaris lumbricoides while 54.6% and 29.2% had hookworm and Trichuris trichiura respectively. The prevalence and intensity of all the three species of geohelminths significantly (p
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