Traditional kinship system enhanced classic community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) for onchocerciasis control in Uganda

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 265-272

  Katabarwa, Moses N ^a   Habomugisha, Peace ^b   Agunyo, Stella ^b   McKelvey, Alanna C ^c   Ogweng, Nicholas ^d   Kwebiiha, Solomon ^e   Byenume, Fredrick ^e   Male, Ben ^f   McFarland, Deborah ^c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Carter Center Uganda   (Uganda)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Moyo District Health Service   (Uganda)

^e Health Services   (Uganda)

^f Sight Savers International   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Classic CDTI; Community distributors; Community directed; Kinship enhanced; Treatment coverage; Women's involvement

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DECISION MAKING; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UGANDA;

ADULT; ANTIPARASITIC AGENTS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IVERMECTIN; MALE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UGANDA;

EID: 77649188653     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.10.012     Document Type: Article

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