Epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni infection and associated risk factors among school children attending primary schools nearby rivers in Jimma town, an urban setting, Southwest Ethiopia

Azalech Tefera; Tariku Belay; Mitiku Bajiro

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0228007

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Epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni infection and associated risk factors among school children attending primary schools nearby rivers in Jimma town, an urban setting, Southwest Ethiopia

Azalech Tefera,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory Unit, Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Tariku Belay,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Mitiku Bajiro

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mitikubajiro2008@yahoo.com

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6156-5406

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Epidemiology of Schistosoma mansoni infection and associated risk factors among school children attending primary schools nearby rivers in Jimma town, an urban setting, Southwest Ethiopia

Azalech Tefera,
Tariku Belay,
Mitiku Bajiro

Published: February 27, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0228007

About the Authors

Azalech Tefera

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Laboratory Unit, Jimma Medical Center, Jimma, Ethiopia

Tariku Belay

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia

Mitiku Bajiro

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: mitikubajiro2008@yahoo.com

Affiliation School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jimma University Institute of Health, Jimma, Ethiopia

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6156-5406

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interest exist.

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