Bayesian Geostatistical Model-Based Estimates of Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infection in Nigeria, Including Annual Deworming Requirements

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Oluwole, Akinola S ^a   Ekpo, Uwem F ^a   Karagiannis Voules, Dimitrios Alexios ^b,c   Abe, Eniola M ^a,d   Olamiju, Francisca O ^e   Isiyaku, Sunday ^f   Okoronkwo, Chukwu ^g   Saka, Yisa ^g   Nebe, Obiageli J ^g   Braide, Eka I ^d   Mafiana, Chiedu F ^h   Utzinger, Jürg ^b,c   Vounatsou, Penelope ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY LAFIA   (Nigeria)

^e Mission to Save the Helpless (MITOSATH)   (Nigeria)

^f SIGHTSAVERS   (United Kingdom)

^g Ministry of Federal Health Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^h National Universities Commission   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; MEBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; SOIL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCARIASIS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HOOKWORM INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RISK; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRICHURIASIS; TRICHURIS TRICHIURA; ANIMAL; BAYES THEOREM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; HOOKWORM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOIL; TRANSMISSION; TRICHURIS;

ANCYLOSTOMATOIDEA; ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; ASCARIS LUMBRICOIDES; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOIL; TRICHURIS;

EID: 84929461356     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003740     Document Type: Article

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