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Schistosomiasis among pregnant women in Njombe-Penja health district, Cameroon
Author(s) -
Calvin Tonga,
Charlie Ngo Bayoi,
Flore Chanceline Tchanga,
Jacqueline Félicité Yéngué,
Godlove Bunda Wepnje,
Hervé Nyabeyeu Nyabeyeu,
Lafortune Kangam,
Larissa Koudjip o,
Patrick Akono Ntonga,
Léopold Gustave Lehman
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
the journal of infection in developing countries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2036-6590
pISSN - 1972-2680
DOI - 10.3855/jidc.11767
Subject(s) - schistosoma haematobium , schistosomiasis , medicine , schistosoma , pregnancy , schistosoma mansoni , statistical significance , environmental health , obstetrics , immunology , biology , helminths , genetics
Schistosomiasis is a neglected tropical disease with endemic foci in Cameroon. Epidemiological data on schistosomiasis in pregnancy are scarce in the country. This study describes the prevalence, diversity and factors associated with schistosomiasis in pregnant women in Njombe-Penja where schistosomiasis was first reported in 1968.

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