Community-directed interventions are practical and effective in low-resource communities: Experience of ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control in Cameroon and Uganda, 2004-2010

International Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 116-123

  Katabarwa, Moses N ^a   Habomugisha, Peace ^b   Eyamba, Albert ^a   Byamukama, Edson ^b   Nwane, Philippe ^a   Arinaitwe, Alex ^c   Musigire, Julius ^d   Tushemereirwe, Ruth ^e   Khainza, Annet ^b  

^a CARTER CENTER   (United States)

^b Carter Center Uganda   (Uganda)

^c Uganda Management Institute   (Uganda)

^d Action for Youth and Women Network   (Uganda)

^e MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Community directed interventions; Ivermectin; Low resource communities; Onchocerciasis; Uganda

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; ANTIFILARIAL AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAMEROON; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY DIRECTED INTERVENTION; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER SUPERVISION; COMMUNITY LEADER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; COST OF TRAINING; FACE TO FACE INTERVIEW; FEMALE; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; LOW RESOURCE COMMUNITY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; MONETARY INCENTIVE; ONCHOCERCIASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT COVERAGE; UGANDA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES;

CAMEROON; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FILARICIDES; HUMANS; IVERMECTIN; ONCHOCERCIASIS; UGANDA;

EID: 84960354345     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihv038     Document Type: Article

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