Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis and Schistosomiasis in Children of Poor Families in Leyte, Philippines: Lessons for Disease Prevention and Control

• Main Authors: Liwanag, Harvy Joy, Uy, Jhanna, Gatchalian, Janis Ruth, De La Calzada, Betty, Uy, Justine Alessandra, Dayrit, Manuel, Bataller, Ramil T
• 格式: text
• 出版: Archīum Ateneo 2017
• 主題: helminthiasis; neglected diseases; Philippines; poverty; public health; schistosomiasis; Mathematics; Public Health
• 在線閱讀: https://archium.ateneo.edu/mathematics-faculty-pubs/4; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1003&context=mathematics-faculty-pubs
• 機構: Ateneo De Manila University

Objective Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) continue to be a public health problem in the Philippines. We assessed the association of soil-transmitted helminthiasis (STH) and schistosomiasis with selected health-related and socioeconomic variables in four villages in Leyte, Philippines. Methods Sto...