Knowledge, Perceptions, Challenges and opportunities in achieving sustainable coverage of mass drug administration towards the control and elimination of Schistosomiasis and Soil Transmitted Helminths in hard-to-reach communities of Ghana
Transitioning from SCH and STH control to elimination goals requires intensive health education campaigns before MDA are conducted in hard-to-reach communities in Ghana. Furthermore, there is a need for political members and policymakers to collaborate in providing scarce and sanitary infrastructure and continuously provide disease-specific information to community members to address and dispel common misconceptions and anxieties regarding the transmission and treatment of SCH and STH.
Authors
- Patrick F. Ayeh‐Kumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8764-4463)
- Abdul Rahim Mohammed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4514-6914)
- Isaac Kwame Sraku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2931-2415)
- Gustavus A Myers-Hansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3762-0302)
- Yaw A. Afrane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6576-523X)
- Akua Obeng Forson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6398-3118)
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-11-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012664
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
- United States Agency for International Development
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Government of the United Kingdom