%0 Journal Article
%T Intestinal schistosomiasis and the associated transmission factors in pre-school aged children in villages surrounding Lake Rweru in Bugesera District, Rwanda
%A Amos K. Mbugua
%A Corine Karema
%A Elias Niyituma
%A Gerald M. Mkoji
%A Iren¨Ĥe Umulisa
%A Kato J. Njunwa
%J -
%D 2017
%X Background: Schistosomiasis is a waterborne snail-transmitted parasitic disease and is a major public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa, affecting populations living where water supply and sanitation are poor and inadequate. Pre-school aged children (PSAC) have often been ignored in disease control and prevention programs, as a result very little information is available on the prevalence or intensity of schistosomiasis in this age group.
%K This study was conducted to determine the prevalenceand intensity of intestinal schistosomiasis among PSAC
%K and determine factors associated with infection transmission in PSAC in villages surrounding Lake Rweru in Bugesera District
%K Rwanda.
%U https://www.ajol.info/index.php/rj/article/view/156409