| Literature DB >> 16262745 |
N B Kabatereine1, E M Tukahebwa, F Kazibwe, J M Twa-Twa, J F Z Barenzi, S Zaramba, J R Stothard, A Fenwick, S Brooker.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID： 16262745 DOI： 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2005.01509.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trop Med Int Health ISSN： 1360-2276 Impact factor: 2.622