Community health workers' experiences and perspectives on mass drug administration for schistosomiasis control in Western Kenya: The SCORE project

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1065-1072

  Omedo, Martin O ^a   Matey, Elizabeth J ^a   Awiti, Alphonce ^a   Ogutu, Michael ^a   Alaii, Jane ^a   Karanja, Diana M S ^a   Montgomery, Susan P ^b   Secor, W Evan ^b   Mwinzi, Pauline N M ^a  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; DISEASE CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; KENYA; MALE; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; UNSTRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK EXPERIENCE;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SCHISTOSOMICIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871582542     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0435     Document Type: Article

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