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SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN UGANDA: WHAT FACTORS AFFECT MAINLY THE SPREAD OF THE INFECTION?

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  • Francesca Bassi,
  • Salvatore Ingrassia,
  • Saint Kizito Omala,
  • Chiara Tognon
Francesca Bassi
Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova
Salvatore Ingrassia
Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania, Italy
Saint Kizito Omala
Department of Statistical Methods and Actuarial Science, Makerere University, Uganda
Chiara Tognon
Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.26398/IJAS.215

Published 2024-12-20

Keywords

  • NTD (neglected tropical disease),
  • Africa,
  • Risk factors,
  • Prevalence

How to Cite

Bassi, F., Ingrassia, S., Omala, S. K., & Tognon, C. (2024). SCHISTOSOMIASIS IN UGANDA: WHAT FACTORS AFFECT MAINLY THE SPREAD OF THE INFECTION?. Italian Journal of Applied Statistics. https://doi.org/10.26398/IJAS.215

Copyright (c) 2024 Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Padova, Italy, Salvatore Ingrassia, Saint Kizito Omala, Chiara Tognon

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Abstract

Schistosomiasis represents a heavy burden for developing countries. In particular, the infection is quite widespread in Uganda where it reaches high prevalence in many regions. In this paper, we investigate the factors that mainly influence the probability of contracting the infection based on a dataset formed by 24,918 observations. Data was collected between April and June 2017 through a survey on households in some districts of Uganda. Due to the hierarchical structure of the data, the analysis has been carried out with multilevel regression models. Results show that hygienic conditions and the absence of water resources strongly correlate with the infection's spread.

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