Age and gender effects in self-reported urinary schistosomiasis in Tanzania

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 713-721

  Clements, Archie C A ^a   Barnett, Adrian G ^a   Nyandindi, Ursuline ^b   Lwambo, Nicholas J S ^c   Kihamia, Charles M ^d   Blair, Lynsey ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE   (Tanzania)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^d MUHIMBILI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age; Bayesian methods; Gender; Prevalence; Questionnaire; Schistosoma haematobium; Schistosomiasis; Spatial analysis; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

AGE CLASS; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BLOOD; CALIBRATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH SURVEY; MICROSCOPY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TANZANIA; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM;

EID: 42449116222     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02048.x     Document Type: Article

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