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ArticleTropical medicine and health2019

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.

Nobuyuki Mishima, Samuel K Jemu, Tomoaki Kuroda, Koichiro Tabuchi, Andrew W Darcy, Takaki Shimono, Pheophet Lamaningao, Mari Miyake, Seiji Kanda, Susan Ng'ambi and 4 more

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Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Nobuyuki Mishima1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-4331-1824
Samuel K Jemu5Community Health Science Unit, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Tomoaki Kuroda1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Koichiro Tabuchi1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Andrew W Darcy1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Takaki Shimono1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Pheophet Lamaningao1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Mari Miyake1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Seiji Kanda1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Susan Ng'ambi6Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Yoshihiro Komai3Department of Urology, Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan.
Hirofumi MaebaMaeba Clinic, Osaka, Japan.
Hiroyuki Amano1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Toshimasa Nishiyama1Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University, 2-5-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, 573-1010 Japan.
Kansai Medical University · JPFutaba clinic · JPKamuzu Central Hospital · MWPublic Health Institute of Malawi · MW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn 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 schistosomiasis is supposed to be related to occupational activities in schistosome-endemic countries because of its infectious route. We chronologically followed the transition of schistosome egg-positive prevalence before and after mass drug administration of praziquantel (MDA) by using a urine filtering examination. We also analyzed the effectiveness of urine reagent strips from the cost perspective.

resultsThe egg-positive prevalence was 34.3% (95% CI 28.5-40.5) just before MDA in June 2010 and the highest prevalence was in the age of twenties. The egg-positive prevalence reduced to 12.7% (95% CI 9.2-17.3,

conclusionsMDA of praziquantel can assuredly reduce schistosome egg-positive prevalence. The combination of MDA and urine reagent strips could be both a practical and cost-effective countermeasure for hematobium schistosomiasis. It is key to recognize that hematobium schistosomiasis could be considered a disease that is assumed to have some concern with occupational risk at Nkhotakota and Lilongwe in Malawi. From this point of view, it is very important to manage workers' health; the sound labor force generation is vital for economic growth and development in these areas and countries.

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Economic growthHematobium schistosomiasisLabor health managementMalawiOccupational riskUrine reagent strips

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