An integrated approach for risk profiling and spatial prediction of Schistosoma mansoni-hookworm coinfection.

ABSTRACT: Multiple-species parasitic infections are pervasive in the developing world, yet resources for their control are scarce. We present an integrated approach for risk profiling and spatial prediction of coinfection with Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm for western Côte d'Ivoire. Our approach combines demographic, environmental, and socioeconomic data; incorporates them into a geographic information system; and employs spatial statistics. Demographic and socioeconomic data were obtained from education registries and from a questionnaire administered to schoolchildren. Environmental data were derived from remotely sensed satellite images and digitized ground maps. Parasitologic data, obtained from fecal examination by using two different diagnostic approaches, served as the outcome measure. Bay

SUBMITTER: Raso G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1458997 | biostudies-literature | 2006 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature