| [intestinal parasitosis and environmental pollution: 1343 pediatric cases in beni-mellal, morocco]. | this study was undertaken to determine the possible health risk associated with raw wastewater use in agricultural purposes, particularly, the transmission of parasite infections among children of five regions in beni-mellal, morocco. in a randomly-selected sample of 1343 children, 740 of them were from five regions using raw wastewater for agriculture, and 603 were from 4 control regions that do not practice wastewater irrigation. one or more parasite infections were identified in 50.8% of the ... | 2000 | 10894046 |
| raw wastewater agricultural re-use and risk of protozoal infection in beni-mellal, morocco. | this study was carried out to determine the potential risk of protozoal infection associated with raw wastewater use for agricultural purposes, among children of beni-mellal, morocco. in a randomly-selected sample of 1343 children 740 from 5 regions which use raw wastewater for agriculture (exposed), while 603 were from 4 control regions that do not practice wastewater irrigation (unexposed). a questionnaire-interview with children and parents was used to collect data on demographic, hygienic, a ... | 1999 | 17219875 |