Influence of human–surface water interactions on the transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in the Lower Densu River basin, Ghana. (November 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ntajal, Joshua; Evers, Mariele; Kistemann, Thomas; Falkenberg, Timo
• Is Part Of: Social science & medicine. Volume 288(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-11
• Subjects: Social medicine -- Periodicals; Medical anthropology -- Periodicals; Public health -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine sociale -- Périodiques; Anthropologie médicale -- Périodiques; Santé publique -- Périodiques; Psychologie -- Périodiques; Médecine -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 362.105
• DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113546
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0277-9536

Abstract

Highlights: 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.