Assessing risk factors for malaria and schistosomiasis among children in Misungwi, Tanzania, an area of co-endemicity: A mixed methods study.

Malaria and schistosomiasis are two major parasitic vector-borne diseases that are a particular threat to young children in Sub-Saharan Africa. In the present study, we investigated factors that are associated with malaria, schistosomiasis, and co-infection among school-aged children, using an expla...

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Main Authors: Claudia Duguay, Jacklin F Mosha, Eliud Lukole, Doris Mangalu, Charles Thickstun, Elizabeth Mallya, Tatu Aziz, Cindy Feng, Natacha Protopopoff, Franklin Mosha, Alphaxard Manjurano, Alison Krentel, Manisha A Kulkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/globalpublichealth/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pgph.0002468&type=printable