ArticlePloS one2021
Schistosoma mansoni infection risk for school-aged children clusters within households and is modified by distance to freshwater bodies.
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- Predicting schistosome transmission in rural Uganda using water contact data from wearable GPS devices.Nature health · 2026Article
- Development of a dynamical model to enhance understanding of epidemiology of schistosomiasis in school-aged-children.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence, intensity, and risk factors of schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitic infections among primary school children in northern Uganda: Implications for public health interventions.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Epidemiology and Current Challenges of Human Schistosomiasis Along the Shabelle River, Somali Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia.Acta parasitologica · 2025Article
- Distribution of schistosomes and soil-transmitted helminth infections and their association with growth and nutritional status of School-aged children of the Matta health area in the West region of Cameroon.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Associated Factors ofHealth science reports · 2025Article
- Current water contact and Schistosoma mansoni infection have distinct determinants: a data-driven population-based study in rural Uganda.Nature communications · 2024Article
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- A cross-sectional pilot household study of Schistosoma mansoni burden and associated morbidities in Lake Albert, Uganda.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the epidemiological situation of intestinal schistosomiasis using the POC-CCA parasite antigen test and the Kato-Katz egg count test in school-age children in endemic villages in western Côte d'Ivoire.Parasite (Paris, France) · 2024Article
- Fine-scale mapping of Schistosoma mansoni infections and infection intensities in sub-districts of Makenene in the Centre region of Cameroon.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Intestinal helminthiasis survey with emphasis on schistosomiasis in Koga irrigation scheme environs, northwest Ethiopia.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe interaction of socio-demographic and ecological factors with Schistosoma mansoni (S. mansoni) infection risk by age and the household clustering of infections between individuals are poorly understood.
methodsThis study examined 1,832 individuals aged 5-90 years across 916 households in Mayuge District, Uganda. S. mansoni infection status and intensity were measured using Kato-Katz microscopy. Socio-demographic and ecological factors were examined as predictors of infection status and intensity using logistic and negative binomial regression models, respectively, with standard errors clustered by household. A subgroup analysis of children was conducted to examine the correlation of infection status between children and their caretakers.
findingsInfection varied within age groups based on the distance to Lake Victoria. Children aged 9-17 years and young adults aged 18-29 years who lived ≤0.50km from Lake Victoria were more likely to be infected compared to individuals of the same age who lived further away from the lake. Infections clustered within households. Children whose caretakers were heavily infected were 2.67 times more likely to be infected.
conclusionThese findings demonstrate the focality of schistosome transmission and its dependence on socio-demographic, ecological and household factors. Future research should investigate the sampling of households within communities as a means of progressing towards precision mapping of S. mansoni infections.
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