Influence of human-surface water interactions on the transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in the Lower Densu River basin, Ghana
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4791804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joshua Ntajal (0000-0001-7113-5779, University of Bonn, corresponding author), Mariele Evers (University of Bonn), Thomas Kistemann (0000-0002-3306-7100, University of Bonn), Timo Falkenberg (0000-0001-6778-4178, University of Bonn) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 288 |
| Pages | 113546 |
| Publication date | 2021-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science & Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113546 |
| PMID | 33277069 |
| OpenAlex | W3109169118 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 33 |
Male children have higher exposure to urinary schistosomiasis than females. • Children of 13 years and above have higher odds of urinay schistosomiasis. • Recreational, domestic and occupational water-contacts have higher odds ratios. • More frequent and longer water-contacts contributed to high odds of blood in urine
Environmental health · Helminthiasis · Helminths · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Schistosomiasis · Sociology · Surface water · Urinary system · Urine · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Environmental Science · Medicine · Parasites and Host Interactions · Environmental Engineering · Immunology · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |