Barriers and facilitators to programmatic mass drug administration in persistent schistosomiasis hotspot communities: An ethnographic study along Lake Albert, midwestern Uganda
We recommend a good community engagement strategy that provides continuous education and sensitisation, with improved recruitment and training provision for Community Drug Distributors to facilitate programme reach to groups with current poor engagement.
Authors
- Edridah M. Tukahebwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0624-2890)
- Stella Neema (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8687-1525)
- Shona Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5725-4376)
- Birgitte J. Vennervald (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5721-3494)
- Paskari Odoi
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Cambridge (GB)
- Ministry of Health (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012002
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55
Funders
- European Commission
- European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership