Intestinal parasitism, potable water availability and methods of sewage disposal in three communities in Benue State, Nigeria: A survey

Annals of African Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-21

  Jombo, G T A ^a   Egah, D Z ^b   Akosu, J T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Intestinal parasites; Portable water; Sewage

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DOMESTIC WASTE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENTEROBIUS VERMICULARIS; FECES ANALYSIS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; PARASITE PREVALENCE; PARASITOSIS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HYGIENE; RURAL POPULATION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CAUSALITY; HANDWASHING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RURAL HEALTH; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 41149106469     PISSN: 15963519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1596-3519.55736     Document Type: Article

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