Changes in Antischistosomal Drug Usage Patterns in Rural Qalyubia, Egypt

David F. McNeeley School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New, Qalyub Center for Field and Applied Research, Qalyub Bilharziasis Project, Ministry of Health, Orleans, Louisiana, Egypt

Search for other papers by David F. McNeeley in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
,
Mostafa A. Habib School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New, Qalyub Center for Field and Applied Research, Qalyub Bilharziasis Project, Ministry of Health, Orleans, Louisiana, Egypt

Search for other papers by Mostafa A. Habib in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
,
Salwa H. Morgan School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New, Qalyub Center for Field and Applied Research, Qalyub Bilharziasis Project, Ministry of Health, Orleans, Louisiana, Egypt

Search for other papers by Salwa H. Morgan in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
,
Fatma A. Azziz School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New, Qalyub Center for Field and Applied Research, Qalyub Bilharziasis Project, Ministry of Health, Orleans, Louisiana, Egypt

Search for other papers by Fatma A. Azziz in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
, and
Barnett L. Cline School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New, Qalyub Center for Field and Applied Research, Qalyub Bilharziasis Project, Ministry of Health, Orleans, Louisiana, Egypt

Search for other papers by Barnett L. Cline in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed Close
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1990.42.157
Volume/Issue:
Volume 42: Issue 2
Page(s):
157–159
Restricted access
Get Permissions

To investigate the usage of antischistosomal drugs in the Nile Delta, an antischistosomal drug history was obtained by interview from a sample of inhabitants of the villages of Halaba (1,024, or every 4th household) and Kharkania (505, or every 20th household), south-central Nile Delta. Only 3% and 0.4% of participants, respectively, in the 2 villages reported receiving antischistosomal drugs during the previous 4 years. Most villagers received oral compounds (praziquantel and niridazole), and the treatment regimen was completed by 95%. This study reveals changes in antischistosomal drug usage since a study 8 years earlier in the village of Halaba, when most of the drugs were injectable compounds.
Copyright:
Copyright © 1990 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1990
Published Online:
Feb 1990
Cover The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Print ISSN:
0002-9637
Past two years Past Year Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 232 80 5
Full Text Views 12 0 0
PDF Downloads 10 0 0
 
Membership Banner
 
 
 
Affiliate Membership Banner
 
 
Research for Health Information Banner
 
 
CLOCKSS
 
 
 
Society Publishers Coalition Banner
Save