Health-related quality of life among school children with parasitic infections: findings from a national cross-sectional survey in Côte d'Ivoire.

Parasitic infections are still of considerable public health relevance, notably among children in low- and middle-income countries. Measures to assess the magnitude of ill-health in infected individuals, however, are debated and patient-based proxies through generic health-related quality of life (H...

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Main Authors: Eveline Hürlimann, Clarisse A Houngbedji, Richard B Yapi, Prisca B Ndri, Kigbafori D Silué, Gotianwa Soro, Ferdinand N Kouamé, Thomas Fürst, Jürg Utzinger, Eliézer K N'Goran, Giovanna Raso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-12-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4256278?pdf=render