Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d'Ivoire

Background: Parasitic worms (helminths) are common infections in low- and middle-income countries. For most helminth species, school-aged children are at highest risk of infection and morbidity, such as impaired cognitive and physical development. Preventive chemotherapy is the current mainstay for...

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Autor principal: Palmeirim, Marta S (author)
Outros Autores: Mamadou,  Ouattara (author), Clémence, Essé (author), Véronique A. , Koffi (author), Rufin K.,, Assaré (author), Eveline , Hürlimann (author), Jean T. , Coulibaly (author), Nana R. , Diakité (author), Kouassi , Dongo (author), Bassirou , Bonfoh (author), Jürg, Utzinger (author), Eliézer K. , N’Goran (author), Giovanna , Raso (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2021
Assuntos:
Awareness
Health education
knowledge
Risk perception
Schistosoma mansoni
Soil-transmitted helminths
Côte d’Ivoire
Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10362/116862
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:run.unl.pt:10362/116862

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