Socio-demographic characteristics of children infested with scabies in densely populated communities of residential madrashas (Islamic education institutes) in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 923-934

  Karim, S A ^a   Anwar, K S ^b   Khan, M A H ^c   Mollah, M A H ^a   Nahar, N ^a   Rahman, H E M R ^d   Al Mamun, M ^b   Goni, N ^b,d   Hossain, M M ^b   Rahman, M S ^b   Begum, H A ^e   Das, S K ^d  

^a DHAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (Bangladesh)

^b Institute of Public Health Dhaka   (Bangladesh)

^c Rajshahi Medical College Hospital   (Bangladesh)

^d Health and Environmental Research (DOSHER)   (Bangladesh)

^e National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Childhood scabies; Residential Madrasha; Socio demographic characteristics

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITIC AGENT;

CHILD HEALTH; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMMUNITY CARE; CROWDING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONAL HYGIENE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOM SAMPLE; REINFECTION; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; SANITATION; SCABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; BANGLADESH; BATHS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLOTHING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; SCABIES; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; DHAKA [BANGLADESH]; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 36349025281     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.10.019     Document Type: Article

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