Diarrhoea Patients in Sub-Saharan Africa with Low School Performance and Social Status: Relationship with Chronic Intestinal Parasitosis (Short communication)

Abstract

The occurrence of enteric parasites (geohelminths – GH) in developing countries is high. Studies on prevalence or incidence of GH are one of the possibilities to focus the attention of the health care politics to this particular problem. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of GH in a rural areas of Rwanda, Burundi, and South Sudan, all countries after huge social changes, eg. civil war or genocide within last 30 years. Low school performance is a result of chronic anemia related to GH.

Journal

Title: Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention

Abbreviated Title: cswhi

Publisher: Journal of Clinical Social Work and Health Intervention

ISSN (Print): 2222386X

ISSN (Electronic): 20769741

Publication date Created: December 20 2018

Publication date Created: December 16 2018

Publication date (Print): December 20 2018

Publication date (Electronic): December 16 2018

Volume: 9

Issue: 4

Pages: 20-22

Article

DOI: 10.22359/cswhi_9_4_03

Copyright statement: © 2018

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