Schistosoma mansoni, intestinal parasites and perceived morbidity indicators in schoolchildren in a rural endemic area of western Cote d'ivoire

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 711-720

  Utzinger, J ^a,b   N'Goran, E K ^b,c   Esse Aya, C M ^c   Acka Adjoua, C ^c   Lohourignon, K L ^c   Tanner, M ^a   Lengeler, C ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE SUISSE DE RECHERCHES SCIENTIFIQUES EN CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Cote d'Ivoire; Disease perception; Intestinal parasites; Intestinal schistosomiasis; Morbidity; Rapid assessment procedures; Schistosoma mansoni

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE PREVALENCE; MORBIDITY; PARASITE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; COTE D'IVOIRE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FECES ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STUDENTS;

COTE D'IVOIRE;

EID: 0031688506     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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