Tropical Medicine & International Health · 2005 · 53 citations · 4 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious Disease ControlInfectious DiseasesInfectious Disease EpidemiologyParasitologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesHelminth ControlHelminth EpidemiologyHelminth InfectionsNeglected Tropical DiseasesParasitic Disease PreventionSurveillance Of Parasitic DiseasesAlbendazole TherapyDelivery Cost AnalysisEpidemiology Of Helminth InfectionsEpidemiology Of Parasitic InfectionsIntestinal Parasitic Infections In ChildrenParasitic HelminthsPreliminary Cost EstimationSoil-transmitted Helminthiasis Control
A country-wide description of the distribution of soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda is reported, based on data for 20-185 school-children from 271 schools. The overall prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm was 6.3%, 5.0% and 43.5%, respectively. The prevalence of A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura was unevenly distributed in the country with prevalence greatest in south-western Uganda whereas hookworm was generally more homogeneously distributed. Based on preliminary cost analysis of an ongoing school-based control programme, the financial delivery cost per school-child treated with albendazole is estimated to be between US dollar 0.04 and 0.08 in different districts.
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Progress towards countrywide control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Uganda
Narcis B. Kabatereine, Edridah M. Tukahebwa, Francis Kazibwe et al. · Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2005 · 89 citations
Veterinary Medicine, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +17