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    Schistosomiasis messaging in endemic communities: Lessons and implications for interventions from rural Uganda, a rapid ethnographic assessment study

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    2021
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    Ssali, Agnes
    Pickering, Lucy
    Nalwadda, Edith
    Mujumbusi, Lazaaro
    Seeley, Janet
    Lamberton, Poppy H. L.
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    Over 240 million people are infected with schistosomiasis, the majority in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, high infection rates exist in communities on the shores of Lake Victoria. Praziquantel mass drug administration (MDA) delivered by village health teams is the mainstay of schistosomiasis control. However, treatment uptake remains suboptimal, with many people unaware of treatment or thinking it is only for children. Furthermore, people are often rapidly reinfected post-treatment due to continued exposure. In three Schistosoma mansoni high endemicity lake-shore communities in Mayuge district, Eastern Uganda, we investigated the sources of schistosomiasis information, remembered content of information, and the perception of information and related practices towards the control of schistosomiasis.
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    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009893
    https://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/410
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