Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda

Otieno Berrick; Lynne, Elson; Abneel, K. Matharu; Riithi Naomi,; Chongwo Esther; Khamis, Katana; Nasambu Carophine; Mutebi Francis,; Herman, Feldmeier; Jürgen, Krücken; Ulrike, Fillinger; Amina, Abubakar

dc.contributor.author	Otieno Berrick
dc.contributor.author	Lynne, Elson
dc.contributor.author	Abneel, K. Matharu
dc.contributor.author	Riithi Naomi,
dc.contributor.author	Chongwo Esther
dc.contributor.author	Khamis, Katana
dc.contributor.author	Nasambu Carophine
dc.contributor.author	Mutebi Francis,
dc.contributor.author	Herman, Feldmeier
dc.contributor.author	Jürgen, Krücken
dc.contributor.author	Ulrike, Fillinger
dc.contributor.author	Amina, Abubakar
dc.date.accessioned	2023-12-08T10:01:55Z
dc.date.available	2023-12-08T10:01:55Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12562/1924
dc.description	Publication	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Tungiasis, a neglected tropical parasitosis, disproportionately afects children. Few empirical studies have reported neurocognitive and mental health outcomes of children with ectoparasitic skin diseases like tungiasis. Pathophysiology of tungiasis suggests it could detrimentally afect cognition and behaviour. This study pioneered the investigation of neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	The German Research Foundation (DFG) The International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology	en_US
dc.publisher	Infectious Diseases of Poverty	en_US
dc.subject	Tungiasis	en_US
dc.subject	Tunga penetrans	en_US
dc.subject	Neglected tropical disease	en_US
dc.subject	Neurocognition	en_US
dc.subject	Mental health	en_US
dc.subject	School-aged children	en_US
dc.subject	Africa	en_US
dc.title	Neurocognitive and mental health outcomes in children with tungiasis: a cross-sectional study in rural Kenya and Uganda	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US