Perceptions about interventions to control schistosomiasis among the Lake Victoria island communities of Koome, Uganda
Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma, is still a huge burden in sub-Saharan Africa. The modalities for its control are mass treatment of the population with praziquantel, minimising contact with infested water, provision and use of safe water, intermedi...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:5638603 2023-05-15T18:42:48+02:00 Perceptions about interventions to control schistosomiasis among the Lake Victoria island communities of Koome, Uganda Sanya, Richard E. Tumwesige, Edward Elliott, Alison M. Seeley, Janet 2017-10-02 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5638603/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28968470 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005982 en eng Public Library of Science http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5638603/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28968470 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005982 © 2017 Sanya et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. CC-BY Research Article Text 2017 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005982 2017-11-05T01:23:15Z Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma, is still a huge burden in sub-Saharan Africa. The modalities for its control are mass treatment of the population with praziquantel, minimising contact with infested water, provision and use of safe water, intermediate host snail control and disposal of stool in toilets/latrines. For sustainable control of the parasite, the recipient communities need to embrace the interventions. In this study, we investigated the perceptions of fishing communities on the Lake Victoria Islands about interventions to control schistosomiasis and their willingness to participate in Schistosoma vaccine trials. We assessed their knowledge of schistosomiasis, their views on the interventions and the interventions most acceptable to them. We show that the community members of this schistosomiasis-endemic area prefer mass treatment with praziquantel, safe water supplies and use of toilets to minimise contact with infested water and snail control. The communities are also willing to participate in Schistosoma vaccine trials. This information is valuable to policy makers and programme implementers intending to set up interventions co-managed by the recipient communities. In addition, the study provides support for future Schistosoma vaccine trials in these communities. Text Victoria Island PubMed Central (PMC) PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 11 10 e0005982 |
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Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease caused by the blood fluke Schistosoma, is still a huge burden in sub-Saharan Africa. The modalities for its control are mass treatment of the population with praziquantel, minimising contact with infested water, provision and use of safe water, intermediate host snail control and disposal of stool in toilets/latrines. For sustainable control of the parasite, the recipient communities need to embrace the interventions. In this study, we investigated the perceptions of fishing communities on the Lake Victoria Islands about interventions to control schistosomiasis and their willingness to participate in Schistosoma vaccine trials. We assessed their knowledge of schistosomiasis, their views on the interventions and the interventions most acceptable to them. We show that the community members of this schistosomiasis-endemic area prefer mass treatment with praziquantel, safe water supplies and use of toilets to minimise contact with infested water and snail control. The communities are also willing to participate in Schistosoma vaccine trials. This information is valuable to policy makers and programme implementers intending to set up interventions co-managed by the recipient communities. In addition, the study provides support for future Schistosoma vaccine trials in these communities. |
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Perceptions about interventions to control schistosomiasis among the Lake Victoria island communities of Koome, Uganda |
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