Schistosoma haematobium infection and environmental factors in Southwestern Tanzania: A cross-sectional, population-based study.

ABSTRACT: Schistosomiasis is a leading cause of morbidity in Africa. Understanding the disease ecology and environmental factors that influence its distribution is important to guide control efforts. Geographic information systems have increasingly been used in the field of schistosomiasis environmental epidemiology. This study reports prevalences of Schistosoma haematobium infection and uses remotely sensed and questionnaire data from over 17000 participants to identify environmental and socio-demographic factors that are associated with this parasitic infection. Data regarding socio-demographic status and S. haematobium infection were obtained between May 2006 and May 2007 from 17280 participants (53% females, median age = 17 years) in the Mbeya Region, Tanzania. Combined with remotely sensed envi

SUBMITTER: Manz KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7446842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature