Association of urogenital symptoms with history of water contact in young women in areas endemic for S. haematobium: a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa

Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige; Ingrid Elise Amlie Hegertun; Sigve Holmen; Erik Qvigstad; Elisabeth Kleppa; Motshedisi Sebitloane; Patricia Doris Ndhlovu; Birgitte J Vennervald; Svein Gunnar Gundersen; Myra Taylor; Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

doi:10.3390/ijerph13111135

Association of urogenital symptoms with history of water contact in young women in areas endemic for S. haematobium: a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa

Hashini Nilushika Galappaththi-Arachchige, Ingrid Elise Amlie Hegertun, Sigve Holmen, Erik Qvigstad, Elisabeth Kleppa, Motshedisi Sebitloane, Patricia Doris Ndhlovu, Birgitte J Vennervald, Svein Gunnar Gundersen, Myra Taylor, Eyrun Floerecke Kjetland

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Original language	English
Article number	1135
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	13
Issue number	11
Number of pages	12
ISSN	1661-7827
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111135
Publication status	Published - 14 Nov 2016

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Schistosoma haematobium
female genital schistosomiasis
water contact
urogenital symptoms
sexually transmitted infections

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Galappaththi-Arachchige, H. N., Hegertun, I. E. A., Holmen, S., Qvigstad, E., Kleppa, E., Sebitloane, M., Ndhlovu, P. D., Vennervald, B. J., Gundersen, S. G., Taylor, M., & Kjetland, E. F. (2016). Association of urogenital symptoms with history of water contact in young women in areas endemic for S. haematobium: a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(11), [1135]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111135

Association of urogenital symptoms with history of water contact in young women in areas endemic for S. haematobium : a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa. / Galappaththi-Arachchige, Hashini Nilushika; Hegertun, Ingrid Elise Amlie; Holmen, Sigve et al.

In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 13, No. 11, 1135, 14.11.2016.

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Galappaththi-Arachchige, HN, Hegertun, IEA, Holmen, S, Qvigstad, E, Kleppa, E, Sebitloane, M, Ndhlovu, PD, Vennervald, BJ, Gundersen, SG, Taylor, M & Kjetland, EF 2016, 'Association of urogenital symptoms with history of water contact in young women in areas endemic for S. haematobium: a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 13, no. 11, 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111135

Galappaththi-Arachchige HN, Hegertun IEA, Holmen S, Qvigstad E, Kleppa E, Sebitloane M et al. Association of urogenital symptoms with history of water contact in young women in areas endemic for S. haematobium: a cross-sectional study in rural South Africa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016 Nov 14;13(11):1135. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13111135

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