Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda
INTRODUCTION: tungiasis is an endemic but neglected health problem in Uganda especially in resource poor communities. It is largely affecting rural communities in the Eastern, West Nile and Central regions. This study assessed prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district,...
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| author | Solomon Tsebeni Wafula Charles Ssemugabo Noel Namuhani David Musoke John Ssempebwa Abdullah Ali Halage |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: tungiasis is an endemic but neglected health problem in Uganda especially in resource poor communities. It is largely affecting rural communities in the Eastern, West Nile and Central regions. This study assessed prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-95b3399c0d184691bfbc0e31b9e47ffd2022-12-21T20:00:11ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882016-05-01247710.11604/pamj.2016.24.77.89168916Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern UgandaSolomon Tsebeni Wafula0Charles Ssemugabo1Noel Namuhani2David Musoke3John Ssempebwa4Abdullah Ali Halage5 Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Department of Disease Control and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda INTRODUCTION: tungiasis is an endemic but neglected health problem in Uganda especially in resource poor communities. It is largely affecting rural communities in the Eastern, West Nile and Central regions. This study assessed prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/24/77/pdf/77.pdf jiggerjigger infestationprevalencehouseholduganda |
| spellingShingle | Solomon Tsebeni Wafula Charles Ssemugabo Noel Namuhani David Musoke John Ssempebwa Abdullah Ali Halage Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda The Pan African Medical Journal jigger jigger infestation prevalence household uganda |
| title | Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda |
| title_full | Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda |
| title_short | Prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda |
| title_sort | prevalence and risk factors associated with tungiasis in mayuge district eastern uganda |
| topic | jigger jigger infestation prevalence household uganda |
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