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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450336003321

Titolo

Helminth control in school-age children [[electronic resource] ] : a guide for managers of control programmes / / A. Montresor ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2002

ISBN

1-280-04144-7

9786610041442

1-4175-3106-1

92-4-068067-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (84 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MontresorA

Disciplina

614.552

Soggetti

Helminthiasis - Prevention

Helminthiasis - Treatment

Helminthiasis - Chemotherapy

Schistosomiasis - Chemotherapy

Schistosomiasis - Treatment

Schistosomiasis - Prevention

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-53).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Background; 2. Planning; 3. Implementation; 4. Monitoring; 5. Conclusions; References; Glossary; Annex 1 List of material for the survey; Annex 2 Schistosomiasis questionnaire used in primary schools of Kilosa District, United Republic of Tanzania; Annex 3 School form; Annex 4 Child form; Annex 5 Drug distribution forms; Annex 6 Tablet pole for dosing praziquantel, as used in sub-Saharan Africa

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a guide for planners and programme managers in the health and education sectors who are charged with implementing community-based programmes for control of soil-transmitted helminth and schistosome infections in school-age children. Schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminth cause more than 150 000 deaths each year. In school-age populations in developing countries, intestinal helminth



infections rank first among the causes of all communicable and noncommunicable diseases. This book describes an approach to the control of infections that is based on the periodic treatment of sc