THE EFFECT OF HOOKWORM INFECTION AND URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS ON BLOOD HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN LIVING IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE

THE EFFECT OF HOOKWORM INFECTION AND URINARY SCHISTOSOMIASIS ON BLOOD HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION OF SCHOOLCHILDREN LIVING IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE

This study aims to assess the association between schistosomiasis and hookworm infection with hemoglobin levels of schoolchildren in northern Mozambique. Through a cross-sectional survey, 1,015 children from five to 12 years old in the provinces of Nampula, Cabo Delgado and Niassa were studied. Hook...

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Main Authors: Verónica Casmo, Gerito Augusto, Rassul Nala, Acácio Sabonete, Filipe Anibal Carvalho-Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2014-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Hookworms
Schistosoma haematobium
Anemia
Hemoglobin
Mozambique
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