Individual and household factors associated with tungiasis in a marginalized population in Karamoja, northeastern Uganda
Control programs should be developed together with the caregivers to enable them to reduce alcohol use, improve their childcare, hygiene and sanitation practices.
Authors
- Francis Mutebi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3404-0070)
- Ulrike Fillinger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4037-431X)
- Berrick Otieno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5017-1671)
- Lynne Elson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2264-4459)
- Abneel K. Matharu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0045-5588)
- Charles Waiswa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6397-0221)
- Jürgen Krücken
- Amina Abubakar
- Hermann Feldmeier
Institutions
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (KE)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Aga Khan University Nairobi (KE)
- Makerere University (UG)
- Freie Universität Berlin (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tropical Medicine and Health
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-025-00841-2
- Primary Topic
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00