Is there a gap between health education content and practice toward schistosomiasis prevention among schoolchildren along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya?

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Rie Takeuchi, Sammy M Njenga, Yoshio Ichinose, Satoshi Kaneko, Crystal A Estrada, Jun Kobayashi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Kap
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007572; https://doaj.org/article/14590899753c4aff8fb42d46127541a3

Despite provision of preventive measures against schistosomiasis such as mass drug administration (MDA), the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni remains high in communities living near Lake Victoria. This study aimed to analyse the status of schistosomiasis, including its prevalence, health education,...