School-based schistosomiasis control programmes: A comparative study on the prevalence and intensity of urinary schistosomiasis among Nigerian school-age children in and out of school

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 387-391

  Useh, M F ^a   Ejezie, G C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Children; Disease control; Intensity; Nigeria; Prevalence; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

FUCHSINE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; EGG; FAMILY; FEMALE; FISHING; GROUPS BY SEX; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASITE PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STAINING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0032817110     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(99)90127-X     Document Type: Article

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