The socio-economic effects of tropical diseases in Nigeria

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 245-263

  Umeh, J C ^a   Amali, O ^a   Umeh, E U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Health; Nigeria; Tropical diseases; Urinary schistosomiasis

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INCOME; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TROPICAL DISEASE; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; HEALTH; MEDICAL LEAVE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 7944235236     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2004.04.001     Document Type: Article

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