El-Katsha, Samiha. <br/><br/>
Gender, behavior, and health : schistosomiasis transmission and control in rural Egypt / 
Samiha El-Katsha and Susan Watts. 
 - Cairo, Egypt :  American University in Cairo Press,  2002. 
 - xiv, 229 p. :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
 - Cairo papers in social science ;  v. 12, monograph 2 .
 - Research series / Social Research Center ;  no. 1 .
 - Research series (American University at Cairo. Social Research Center) ;  no. 1. .
<br/><br/> Summary: An estimated 200 million people in the world suffer from schistosomiasis and according to the World Health Organization it ranks second behind malaria in terms of socioeconomic and public health importance in tropical and subtropical areas. This is a study of the disease in rural Egypt. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references ([204]-220) and index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1417522895 9781417522897 9789774247286 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Rural health--Egypt. <br/>Schistosomiasis--Egypt.<br/>Women--Health and hygiene--Egypt.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1240.5.E3  / W66 2002