A school-based schistosomiasis and intestinal helminthiasis control programme in Nigeria: Acceptability to community members

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 842-849

  Nwaorgu, Obioma C ^a   Okeibunor, Joseph ^b   Madu, Ephraim ^a   Amazigo, Uche ^b   Onyegegbu, Nkeadi ^b   Evans, David ^c  

^a ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Control; Helminthiasis; Nigeria; Schistosomiasis; School based

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; NIGERIA; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS; TREMATODA; TRICHURIS;

EID: 0031786772     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.1998.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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