Geographical distribution of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminths among school children in informal settlements in Kisumu City, Western Kenya

Parasitology

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1569-1577

  Odiere, Maurice R ^a   Opisa, Selpha ^a,b   Odhiambo, Gladys ^a   Jura, Walter G Z O ^b   Ayisi, John M ^a   Karanja, Diana M S ^a   Mwinzi, Pauline N ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b MASENO UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anthropometry; informal urban settlement; prevalence; schistosomiasis; soil transmitted helminths; stunting

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HELMINTH; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; KENYA; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA HEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TRICHURIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; ANTHROPOMETRY; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FECES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOOKWORM INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; PARASITE EGG COUNT; PREVALENCE; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SOIL; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; SCHISTOSOMA; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; VERMES;

EID: 83955164401     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003118201100059X     Document Type: Article

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