Exposure to Schistosoma mansoni infection in a rural area in Brazil. II: Household risk factors

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 136-145

  Bethony, Jeffrey ^a   Williams, Jeff T ^b   Kloos, Helmut ^c   Blangero, John ^b   Alves Fraga, Lucia ^d   Buck, Germaine ^e   Michalek, Arthur ^e   Williams Blangero, Sarah ^b   LoVerde, Philip T ^e   Corréa Oliveira, Rodrigo ^a   Gazzinelli, Andrea ^f  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Department of Genetics   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDADE VALE DO RIO DOCE   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Epidemiology; Household; Schistosoma mansoni; Variance component methods

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHISTOSOMIASIS;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WATER;

BRAZIL;

SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI;

EID: 0035084599     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3156.2001.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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