Sustainable Elimination of Schistosomiasis in Ethiopia—A Five-Year Follow-Up Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods and Materials
Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Semi-Urban Schools | Urban Schools | Total n = 624 | p-Value | |||
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≤500 m from River n = 202 | >500 m from River n = 40 | ≤500 m from River n = 165 | >500 m from River | |||
Male | 102 (50.5%) | 20 (50%) | 83 (50.3%) | 110 50.7%) | 315 (50.5%) | 0.99 |
Female | 100 (49.5%) | 20 (50%) | 82 (49.7%) | 107 (49.3%) | 309 (49.5%) | |
Grade | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0.015 |
Age, years | 10.7 ± 2.5 | 10.9 ± 2.1 | 9.6 ± 2.0 | 10.1 ± 2.2 | 10.2 ± 2.3 | <0.001 |
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Gal, L.B.; Bruck, M.; Tal, R.; Baum, S.; Ali, J.M.; Weldegabriel, L.L.; Sabar, G.; Golan, R.; Bentwich, Z. Sustainable Elimination of Schistosomiasis in Ethiopia—A Five-Year Follow-Up Study. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7090218
Gal LB, Bruck M, Tal R, Baum S, Ali JM, Weldegabriel LL, Sabar G, Golan R, Bentwich Z. Sustainable Elimination of Schistosomiasis in Ethiopia—A Five-Year Follow-Up Study. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2022; 7(9):218. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7090218
Chicago/Turabian StyleGal, Lotte Ben, Michal Bruck, Robyn Tal, Sarit Baum, Jemal Mahdi Ali, Lemlem Legesse Weldegabriel, Galia Sabar, Rachel Golan, and Zvi Bentwich. 2022. "Sustainable Elimination of Schistosomiasis in Ethiopia—A Five-Year Follow-Up Study" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 7, no. 9: 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7090218