Intestinal helminthiasis among school children: Preliminary results of a prospective study in Agboville in Southern Côte d'Ivoire;Helminthiases intestinales chez les enfants d'ǎge sclolaire: Résultats préliminaires d'une étude prospective à Agboville dans le sud de la Côte d'Ivoire

Cahiers Sante

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 143-147

  Agbaya, Stephane Serge Oga ^a   Yavo, William ^a   Menan, Ebi Ignace Hervé ^a   Attey, M'Boya Armelle ^a   Kouadio, Luc Philippe ^a,b   Koné, Moussa ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ FÉLIX HOUPHOUËT BOIGNY   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^b Institut National d'Hygiene Publique   (Côte d’Ivoire)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR DE CÔTE D'IVOIRE   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Children; C te d'Ivoire; Hygiene; Parasitology; Schistosoma mansoni; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAHAM ANAL SCOTCH TEST; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KATO TECHNIQUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECATOR AMERICANUS; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PARASITOLOGY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REINFECTION; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRICHURIS;

CHILD; COTE D'IVOIRE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 8744227756     PISSN: 11575999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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