Prevalence distribution and risk factors for Schistosoma hematobium infection among school children in Blantyre, Malawi

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Kapito Tembo, Atupele P ^a,b   Mwapasa, Victor ^c   Meshnick, Steven R ^a   Samanyika, Young ^b   Banda, Dan ^c   Bowie, Cameron ^c   Radke, Sarah ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ASPECT; URINALYSIS; WATER SUPPLY; ANIMAL; HEALTH; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA;

EID: 65549162181     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000361     Document Type: Article

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