Contribution of the Community Health Volunteers in the Control of Buruli Ulcer in Bénin

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Barogui, Yves Thierry ^a,b   Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel ^a   Johnson, Roch Christian ^c   de Zeeuw, Janine ^b   Dossou, Ange Dodji ^a   Houezo, Jean Gabin ^a   Chauty, Annick ^a   Aguiar, Julia ^a   Agossadou, Didier ^a   Edorh, Patrick A ^c   Asiedu, Kingsley ^d   van der Werf, Tjip S ^b   Stienstra, Ymkje ^b  

^a MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIN; BURULI ULCER; CHILD; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; VOLUNTEER; HEALTH AUXILIARY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BENIN; BURULI ULCER; CHILD; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VOLUNTEERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920432411     PISSN: 19352727     EISSN: 19352735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003200     Document Type: Article

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