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No association was found between schistosomiasis infection and fecal calprotectin in children (n = 83, odds ratio [OR] = 1.08, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.881), although an inverse relationship (n = 58, OR = 0.17, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.043) was found in mothers. Fecal occult blood was strongly associated with <jats:italic>Schistosoma mansoni<\/jats:italic> infection in children (n = 814, OR = 2.30, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.0001) and mothers (n = 448, OR = 1.95, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = 0.004). Fecal occult blood appears to be useful for measuring morbidity associated with intestinal schistosomiasis and could be used in assessing the impact of control programs upon disease.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.2010.10-0307","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2010,10,29]],"date-time":"2010-10-29T11:28:05Z","timestamp":1288351685000},"page":"1048-1055","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":51,"title":["Intestinal Schistosomiasis in Mothers and Young Children in Uganda: Investigation of Field-Applicable Markers of Bowel Morbidity"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"83","author":[{"given":"Martha","family":"Betson","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jose Carlos","family":"Sousa-Figueiredo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Candia","family":"Rowell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Narcis B.","family":"Kabatereine","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J. 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