Association between intestinal parasitic infections and type of sanitation system in rural El Salvador

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1821-1831

  Corrales, Lana F ^a   Izurieta, Ricardo ^b   Moe, Christine L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascaris; Biosolids; Ecological sanitation; Geohelminths; Latrines; Sanitation

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PARASITIC DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SANITATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BIOSOLID; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DESICCATION; EL SALVADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HELMINTH; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTESTINE PARASITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; PROTOZOON; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SANITATION; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EL SALVADOR; FECES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; TOILET FACILITIES;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ASCARIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; PROTOZOA; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 33751380397     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01737.x     Document Type: Article

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