Use of rivers' water, inadequate hygiene, and sanitation as exposure of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Jalingo Local Government Area (LGA), Taraba State, Nigeria

Use of rivers' water, inadequate hygiene, and sanitation as exposure of internally displaced persons (IDPs) to urogenital schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in Jalingo Local Government Area (LGA), Taraba State, Nigeria

Water- and soil-transmitted helminthiasis in relation to socio-demographic status and risk factors of internally displaced persons in Jalingo Local Government Area (LGA) were determined. The nutritional status was also studied among infected individuals. Urine filtration and Kato-Katz techniques wer...

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Main Authors: Wama Emmanuel Binga, Robert Soumay Houmsou, Liatu Columbus Garba, Elizabeth Une Amuta, Kela Larit Santaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IWA Publishing 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development
Subjects:
displaced
helminthiasis
internally
persons
urogenital
Online Access:http://washdev.iwaponline.com/content/12/11/792

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