Browsing by Author "Kazibwee, Francis"
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Morbidity due to Schistosoma mansoni: an epidemiological assessment of distended abdomen syndrome in Ugandan school children with observations before and 1-year after anthelminthic chemotherapy
Balena, Julie; Stotharda, J. Russell; Kabatereine, Narcis B.; Tukahebwa, Edridah M.; Kazibwee, Francis; Whawell, Sarah; Webster, Joanne P.; Utzinger, J¨urg; Fenwick, Alan (Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2006-06)Summary: The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and distribution of distended abdomens among Ugandan school children across a range of eco-epidemiological settings and to investigate the relationship ... -
Treatment of intestinal schistosomiasis in Ugandan preschool children: best diagnosis, treatment efficacy and side-effects, and an extended praziquantel dosing pole
Figueiredo, José Carlos Sousa; Pleasant, Joyce; Day, Matthew; Betson, Martha; David, Rollinsona; Montresor, Antonio; Kazibwee, Francis; Kabatereinee, Narcis B; J. Russell, Stotharda (Elsevier, 2010)The Ugandan national control programme for schistosomiasis has no clear policy for inclusion of preschool-children (≤5 years old) children. To re-balance this health inequality, we sought to identify best diagnosis of ...