School-based prevention of schistosomiasis: Initiating a participatory action research project in northern Tanzania

Acta Tropica

Volumn 100, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 79-87

  Freudenthal, Solveig ^a   Ahlberg, Beth Maina ^a   Mtweve, Sabina ^b   Nyindo, Pilli ^b   Poggensee, Gabriele ^c   Krantz, Ingela ^a,d  

^a Skaraborgs Institutet   (Sweden)

^b KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Participatory action research; Prevention; Schistosomiasis; Schoolchildren; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH WORK; SANITATION; VIDEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; TANZANIA;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SANITATION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS; TANZANIA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

VERMES;

EID: 33751432637     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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