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article · PLoS neglected tropical diseases

Barriers and facilitators to programmatic mass drug administration in persistent schistosomiasis hotspot communities: An ethnographic study along Lake Albert, midwestern Uganda

20243 citationsOpen accessMakerere University

Abstract

We recommend a good community engagement strategy that provides continuous education and sensitisation, with improved recruitment and training provision for Community Drug Distributors to facilitate programme reach to groups with current poor engagement.

Research topics

  • Parasites and Host Interactions
  • Global Maternal and Child Health
  • Global Health and Surgery

Sustainable Development Goals

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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0012002

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