Effect of an integrated intervention package of preventive chemotherapy, community-led total sanitation and health education on the prevalence of helminth and intestinal protozoa infections in Côte d’Ivoire

Effect of an integrated intervention package of preventive chemotherapy, community-led total sanitation and health education on the prevalence of helminth and intestinal protozoa infections in Côte d’Ivoire

Abstract Background Preventive chemotherapy with donated anthelminthic drugs is the cornerstone for the control of helminthiases. However, reinfection can occur rapidly in the absence of clean water and sanitation coupled with unhygienic behaviour. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect...

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Main Authors: Eveline Hürlimann, Kigbafori D. Silué, Fabien Zouzou, Mamadou Ouattara, Thomas Schmidlin, Richard B. Yapi, Clarisse A. Houngbedji, Kouassi Dongo, Bernadette A. Kouadio, Siaka Koné, Bassirou Bonfoh, Eliézer K. N’Goran, Jürg Utzinger, Cinthia A. Acka-Douabélé, Giovanna Raso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Community-led total sanitation
Côte d’Ivoire
Health education
Integrated control
Intestinal protozoa
Neglected tropical diseases
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-018-2642-x

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