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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Risk factors for Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in urban farming communities in western Côte d'Ivoire
Tropical Medicine and International Health, Volume 12, No. 6, Year 2007
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Objectives: To identify risk factors for Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm infections in urban farming communities, and to investigate small-scale spatial patterns of infection prevalence. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in 113 farming households (586 individuals) and 21 non-farming households (130 individuals) from six agricultural zones in the town of Man, western Côte d'Ivoire. Heads of households were interviewed on common agricultural activities, land and water use, education attainment, socioeconomic status and sanitation facilities. Household members provided stool specimens that were processed by the Kato-Katz technique and a formol-ether concentration method and diagnosed for S. mansoni, hookworms and other soil-transmitted helminths and intestinal protozoa. Bayesian statistics were employed for spatial analyses. Results: The prevalences of S. mansoni and hookworm in farming households were 51.4% and 24.7%, respectively. Risk factors for a S. mansoni infection comprised living in close proximity to the Kô River, water contact with irrigation wells and ponds and low education attainment. Living in zones of smallholder irrigated rice plots or large rice perimeters, using water from domestic wells, and low socioeconomic status were risk factors for a hookworm infection. We found significant spatial heterogeneity between agricultural zones, with the highest infection prevalences of S. mansoni and hookworm in the zone where there was a large rice perimeter. Conclusions: In this urban setting, both S. mansoni and hookworm infections were related to specific agricultural activities. Health education and active participation of urban farmers for the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis is recommended. © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Matthys, Barbara
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Tschannen, Andres B.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Tian-Bi, Norbert T.Y.
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Comoé, Hermann
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Diabaté, Salia
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Traoré, Mahamadou Namory
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Vounatsou, P.
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Raso, Giovanna
Australia, Brisbane
Qimr Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Gosoniu, Laura
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Tanner, Marcel
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Cissé, Guéladio
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
N'Goran, Eliézer Kouakou
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques Abidjan
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Utzinger, Jürg
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Statistics
Citations: 125
Authors: 13
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2007.01841.x
ISSN:
13602276
e-ISSN:
13653156
Research Areas
Environmental
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ivory Coast