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Nkosinathi Banhela

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Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium in school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Distr…

2017

Schistosoma haematobium infection is reported to facilitate the development of urogenital diseases. Its symptoms include haematuria, dysuria and tiredness, and it may cause cognitive decline in children. The prevalence of S. haematobium infection needs to be known in endemic areas and a mass treatment programme against the disease implemented. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and intensity of S. haematobium infection in ILembe and uThungulu health districts, using the major symptom, haematuria, as an indicator. A total of 6 265 urine samples, from 96 rural schools, was collected for analysis using dipsticks. The prevalence of haematuria in the ILembe health district w…

schistosoma haematobiumprevalencetemperaturelcsh:RC109-216urogenital schistosomiasisintensityurologic and male genital diseasesaltitudehaematurialcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesSouthern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Environmental factors influencing the distribution and prevalence ofSchistosoma haematobiumin school attenders of ILembe and uThungulu Health Distric…

2017

Schistosoma haematobium infection is reported to facilitate the development of urogenital diseases. Its symptoms include haematuria, dysuria and tiredness, and it may cause cognitive decline in chi...

0301 basic medicineSchistosoma haematobiumbiologybusiness.industry030231 tropical medicineDistribution (economics)urologic and male genital diseasesbiology.organism_classificationUrogenital diseasesfemale genital diseases and pregnancy complications03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biology0302 clinical medicineSchistosoma haematobium infectionEnvironmental healthparasitic diseasesImmunologyMedicineUrogenital SchistosomiasisDysuriaCognitive declinemedicine.symptombusinessKwazulu natalSouthern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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