Association Between the Prevalence of Schistosomiasis in Elementary School Students and Their Parental Occupation in Sudan.

ABSTRACT: Global efforts to identify groups at high risk for schistosomiasis have mainly concentrated on identifying their geographical distribution. Investigations on the socioeconomic characteristics of high-risk groups are relatively scarce. This study aimed to explore the associations between schistosomiasis among students and their parents' occupations. A nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted targeting 105,167 students in 1,772 primary schools across Sudan in 2017. From these students, 100,726 urine and 96,634 stool samples were collected to test for Schistosoma haematobium and S. mansoni infection. A multi-level mixed effect analysis was used with age and sex as fixed factors, and school as a random factor. The odd ratios (ORs) of practicing open defecation among farmers' children we

SUBMITTER: Jin Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8898649 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature