Hematobium schistosomiasis control for health management of labor force generation at Nkhotakota and Lilongwe in the Republic of Malawi—assumed to be related to occupational risk

Hematobium schistosomiasis control for health management of labor force generation at Nkhotakota and Lilongwe in the Republic of Malawi—assumed to be related to occupational risk

Abstract Background In Malawi, hematobium schistosomiasis is highly endemic. According to previous studies, countermeasures have been conducted mainly in school-aged children. In this study, we focused on the age groups, which are assumed to be major labor force generation. Hematobium schistosomiasi...

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Main Authors: Nobuyuki Mishima, Samuel K. Jemu, Tomoaki Kuroda, Koichiro Tabuchi, Andrew W. Darcy, Takaki Shimono, Pheophet Lamaningao, Mari Miyake, Seiji Kanda, Susan Ng’ambi, Yoshihiro Komai, Hirofumi Maeba, Hiroyuki Amano, Toshimasa Nishiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Hematobium schistosomiasis
Occupational risk
Labor health management
Economic growth
Urine reagent strips
Malawi
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-019-0155-8

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