Urinary schistosomiasis: Options for control within endemic rural communities: A case study in south-west Nigeria

Public Health

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 221-227

  Onayade, A A ^a,b   Abayomi, I O ^a   Fabiyi, A K ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Knowledge; Morbidity control; Practices; Urinary schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ANTITREMATODAL AGENT; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MORBIDITY; NIGERIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MORBIDITY CONTROL; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

NIGERIA, OSUN STATE;

EID: 0029663692     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(96)80107-7     Document Type: Article

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