Control of urinary schistosomiasis: An investigation into the effective use of questionnaires to identify high-risk communities and individuals in Niger State, Nigeria

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-63

  Mafe, M A ^a,b,g   Von Stamm, T ^a,c   Utzinger, J ^d,e   N'Goran, E K ^e,f  

^a Schistosomiasis Workgroup Borgu ^*  (Nigeria)

^b NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Nigeria)

^c GTZ   (Nigeria)

^d SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

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

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

^g Box 305   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nigeria; Questionnaires; Rapid assessment technique; Schistosoma haematobium; Urinary schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; MONITORING; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEMATURIA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; MALE; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NIGERIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA;

NIGERIA;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; TREMATODA;

EID: 0033963785     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2000.00508.x     Document Type: Article

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