%0 Journal Article %1 Maru1988 %A Maru, M. %A Getahun, A. %A Hoshna, S. %D 1988 %J Am J Trop Med Hyg %K Cerebral Palsy; Child; Ethiopia; Humans; Lathyrism; Paralysis; Poliomyelitis; Prevalence; Rural Population; Urban Wounds and Injurie; s %N 3 %P 633--635 %T Prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis in rural and urban populations in Ethiopia: report of a house-to-house survey. %V 38 %X A house-to-house survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of poliomyelitis. During the survey 37,219 households were visited and 17,941 children 5-9 years old were found. Of 231 lame children, lameness compatible with paralytic poliomyelitis was found in 131, of these 91\% had their condition before the age of 3 years. Nineteen percent needed a stick support for walking while 12\% were unable to walk even with support. This problem was more common in rural populations. The prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis was 7.3/1,000 children 5-9 years old.

@article{Maru1988, abstract = {A house-to-house survey was carried out to determine the prevalence of poliomyelitis. During the survey 37,219 households were visited and 17,941 children 5-9 years old were found. Of 231 lame children, lameness compatible with paralytic poliomyelitis was found in 131, of these 91\% had their condition before the age of 3 years. Nineteen percent needed a stick support for walking while 12\% were unable to walk even with support. This problem was more common in rural populations. The prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis was 7.3/1,000 children 5-9 years old.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:45:51.000+0200}, author = {Maru, M. and Getahun, A. and Hoshna, S.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/29f6952eeb71056bc04a91289df2cc4ea/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {c715efb6223825b86cae8f1f95f1c06a}, intrahash = {9f6952eeb71056bc04a91289df2cc4ea}, journal = {Am J Trop Med Hyg}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child; Ethiopia; Humans; Lathyrism; Paralysis; Poliomyelitis; Prevalence; Rural Population; Urban Wounds and Injurie; s}, month = May, number = 3, pages = {633--635}, pmid = {3275143}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:45:51.000+0200}, title = {Prevalence of paralytic poliomyelitis in rural and urban populations in Ethiopia: report of a house-to-house survey.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 38, year = 1988 }