Can coverage of schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminthiasis control programmes targeting school-aged children be improved? New approaches

Parasitology

Volumn 136, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1781-1788

  Massa, K ^a   Olsen, A ^b   Sheshe, A ^a   Ntakamulenga, R ^c   Ndawi, B ^d   Magnussen, P ^b  

^a School of Environmental Health   (Tanzania)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c National Environment Management Council NEMC   (Tanzania)

^d Primary Helath Care Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

community directed treatment; coverage; Schistosomiasis; school aged children; school based treatment; soil transmitted helminthiasis

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; ANTISCHISTOSOMAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOIL TRANSMITTED HELMINTHIASIS; AFRICA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL; SOIL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICA; ANTHELMINTICS; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; SCHOOLS; SOIL;

EID: 75649108208     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182008000474     Document Type: Article

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