The relationship between Schistosoma haematobium infection and school performance and attendance in Bamako, Mali
The relationship between Schistosoma haematobium infection and school performance and attendance in Bamako, Mali
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10.1080/00034989858899
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发表时间：
1998-12-01
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Vercruysse, J
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作者：
De Clercq, D;Sacko, M;Vercruysse, J
由血血吸虫引起的血吸虫病是马里巴马科贫困地区学龄儿童中最常见的寄生虫感染。几乎一半（47%）的男孩和40%的女孩受到感染，18%的儿童受到严重感染。随着感染强度的增加，学生的学习成绩和出勤率显著下降。当考虑到所有变化的来源时，旷课是解释学习成绩变化的主要因素，尽管感染的显著影响仍然存在。目前，一些国际组织正在推动以学校为基础的化疗干预措施。然而，在一些地区，入学率很低，而缺勤的人似乎健康状况不佳的风险相对较高。需要新颖的方法来接触到这一难以捉摸的人口子集。
Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobium was the most common helminth infection in school-age children from a poor area in Bamako, Mali. Almost half (47%) of the boys and 40% of the girls were infected, 18% of the children being heavily infected. There was a significant decline in academic performance and in school attendance with increasing intensity of infection. When all sources of variation were taken into consideration, absenteeism was the main factor explaining the variation in academic performance, although a significant effect of infection remained. School-based delivery of chemotherapeutic interventions is currently promoted by several international organizations. However, rates of school attendance are low in some areas and it is the absentees who appear to be at relatively high risk of ill health. Novel ways of reaching this elusive subset of the population are required.