Prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis and HIV in females living in a rural community of Zimbabwe: does age matter?

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 433-438

  Ndhlovu, P D ^a   Mduluza, T ^a   Kjetland, E F ^b   Midzi, N ^c   Nyanga, L ^a   Gundersen, S G ^d   Friis, H ^e   Gomo, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c Blair Research Institute   (Zimbabwe)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Age; HIV; Immune system; Schistosoma haematobium; Urinary schistosomiasis; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEROLOGY; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; ZIMBABWE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; ZIMBABWE;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 33847724998     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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