[Human activities, hydro-agricultural management and urinary schistosomiasis. Methodological approach and results (a preliminary study in Upper-Volta)].
In the schistosomiasis endemic sub-sahelian region, a study of the prevalence of the disease was carried out on three different areas: the highest was around a small river, the lowest in the hydro-agricultural management region, mean prevalence was noted around a natural lake. Human activities have been classified with regards to the areas of transmission. Activity is closely linked to prevalence. For the populations, symptoms of urinary schistosomiasis (Rudzenga) constitute a real disease, traditional healers are the masters of earth (Tengsoba), water has hardly any importance in transmission.
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000383:Agriculture; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012552:Schistosomiasis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012737:Sex Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000469:parasitology*; D014867:Water
D014867:Water
Activités humaines, aménagements hydro-agricoles et schistosomiase urinaire. Approche méthodologique et résultats (à propos d'une étude préliminaire en Haute-Volta).