Document 0744
 DOCN  M95A0744
 TI    Female genital schistosomiasis. New challenges from a gender
       perspective.
 DT    9510
 AU    Feldmeier H; Poggensee G; Krantz I; Helling-Giese G; Institute of
       Tropical Medicine, Freie Universitat, Berlin,; Germany.
 SO    Trop Geogr Med. 1995;47(2 Suppl):S2-15. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/95343481
 AB    Female genital schistosomiasis has been neglected as a disease entity
       during a period when considerable progress has been achieved for
       schistosomiasis as such. The pathophysiology and immunology are
       imperfectly understood, appropriate diagnostic tools are not at hand,
       therapeutic rationales do not exist, the natural history is not well
       known and women's perception of their illness has never been studied.
       Based on the findings of a systematic analysis, made by an inventory of
       research needs on women and tropical diseases, it has been possible to
       highlight individual and public health hazards of female genital
       schistosomiasis, such as the disease being a possible cofactor for te
       spread of the human immunodeficiency virus. This paper gives an example
       of how a gender perspective on a well-known parasitic disease can bring
       new challenges to the research community and the public health sector.
 DE    Female  *Genital Diseases, Female/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY
       Human  Public Health
       *Schistosomiasis/DIAGNOSIS/IMMUNOLOGY/PHYSIOPATHOLOGY  Support, Non-U.S.
       Gov't  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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