The effects of sex and age of responders on the reliability of self-diagnosed infection: a study of self-reported urinary schistosomiasis in Tanzanian school children

被引：12
作者：
Ansell, J
Guyatt, H
Hall, A
Kihamia, C
Bundy, D
机构：
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Wellcome Trust Ctr Epidemiol Infect Dis, Oxford OX1 3PS, England
[2] Ocean Rd Hosp, UKUMTA, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
[3] Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Sci Coordinating Ctr, Partership Child Dev, Oxford OX1 3PS, England
来源：
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE | 2001年 / 53卷 / 07期
关键词：
Schistosoma haematobium; diagnosis; sensitivity; specificity; age; Tanzania; sex;
D O I：
10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00102-2
中图分类号：
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号：
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要：
Self-reported schistosomiasis has been proven to be a reliable estimation of the prevalence of infection in school children. For the first time, this paper presents an investigation into the use of self-reported schistosomiasis to estimate the prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis, due to Schistosoma haematobium, in school children with particular emphasis on whether the age and sex of respondents influences the reliability of diagnosis. It is shown first, that the prevalence and intensity of infection vary with sex; infection in boys is always more prevalent and more intense than in girls of the same age and second, that age and sex influence the reliability of self-reported schistosomiasis as a diagnostic method. Age and sex are factors that should be considered when implementing control measures in endemic areas. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码：957 / 967
页数：11
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