Parasitic worms: knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Western Côte d'Ivoire with implications for integrated control.

• Main Authors: Cinthia A Acka (Author), Giovanna Raso (Author), Eliézer K N'goran (Author), Andres B Tschannen (Author), Isaac I Bogoch (Author), Essane Séraphin (Author), Marcel Tanner (Author), Brigit Obrist (Author), Jürg Utzinger (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: In the developing world where parasitic worm infections are pervasive, preventive chemotherapy is the key strategy for morbidity control. However, local knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of parasitic worms are poorly understood, although such information is required for preventio...