An ethnographic study on the socio-cultural factors that influence adherence to mass drug administration among schoolchildren in schistosomiasis hotspots along lake albert, Hoima District, Uganda

Programmatic factors that could facilitate MDA uptake include continuous health education through integration of schistosomiasis into the school curriculum in transmission hotspots and investment in provision of a pre-treatment snack to reduce side effects. Sanitation as a facilitator of MDA uptake strengthens the argument for continued and expanded integration with the WASH sector for schistosomiasis control.