Community perceptions on the community-directed treatment and school-based approaches for the control of schistosomiasis and soil-transmitted helminthiasis among school-age children in Lushoto District, Tanzania

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-105

  Massa, K ^a   Magnussen, P ^b   Sheshe, A ^a   Ntakamulenga, R ^c   Ndawi, B ^d   Olsen, A ^b  

^a School of Environmental Health   (Tanzania)

^b DANISH BILHARZIASIS LABORATORY   (Denmark)

^c National Environment Management Council NEMC   (Tanzania)

^d Primary Health Care Institute   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; PRAZIQUANTEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; MALE; PUBLIC OPINION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TANZANIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SCHOOLS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; STUDENTS; TANZANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56549106960     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932008002964     Document Type: Article

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