Evaluation of morbidity in Schistosoma mansoni-positive primary and secondary school children after four years of mass drug administration of praziquantel in western Kenya

Evaluation of morbidity in Schistosoma mansoni-positive primary and secondary school children after four years of mass drug administration of praziquantel in western Kenya

Abstract Background World Health Organization guidelines recommend preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel to control morbidity due to schistosomiasis. The primary aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine if 4 years of annual mass drug administration (MDA) in primary and secondary school...

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Main Authors: Bernard O. Abudho, Bernard Guyah, Bartholomew N. Ondigo, Eric M. Ndombi, Edmund Ireri, Jennifer M. Carter, Diana K. Riner, Nupur Kittur, Diana M. S. Karanja, Daniel G. Colley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Infectious Diseases of Poverty
Subjects:
Schistosomiasis
Kenya
Mass drug administration
School-based
Morbidity
School pediatrics quality of life scores
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40249-020-00690-7

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