| Autor: |
Coulibaly JT; Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland. jean.coulibaly@unibas.ch, N'Gbesso YK, N'Guessan NA, Winkler MS, Utzinger J, N'Goran EK |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2013 Jul; Vol. 89 (1), pp. 32-41. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 20. |
| DOI: |
10.4269/ajtmh.12-0346 |
| Abstrakt: |
Schistosomiasis control efforts mainly target school-aged children. We studied the epidemiology of schistosomiasis in two high-risk communities in south Côte d'Ivoire, placing particular emphasis on pre-school-aged children. We used a suite of diagnostic techniques, including Kato-Katz, urine filtration, reagent strips, and urine circulating cathodic antigen cassettes. Risk factors for schistosomiasis were determined by focus group discussions and a structured questionnaire. The prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni in the two study villages among the pre-school-aged children (age < 6 years) was 20.9% and 25.0%, whereas several-fold higher prevalences were found in school-aged children (58.7-68.4%) and adolescents/adults (59.5-61.7%). The prevalence of S. haematobium in the three age groups was 5.9-17.3%, 10.9-18.4%, and 3.8-21.3%, respectively. Most participants had light-intensity infections. Mothers' occupations and older siblings play important roles in the epidemiology of schistosomiasis in pre-schoolers. In the current epidemiologic settings, more attention is warranted on pre-school-aged children and adolescents/adults for successful schistosomiasis control. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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