Is there a gap between health education content and practice toward schistosomiasis prevention among schoolchildren along the shores of Lake Victoria in Kenya?

• Main Authors: Rie Takeuchi (Author), Sammy M Njenga (Author), Yoshio Ichinose (Author), Satoshi Kaneko (Author), Crystal A Estrada (Author), Jun Kobayashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite provision of preventive measures against schistosomiasis such as mass drug administration (MDA), the prevalence of Schistosoma mansoni remains high in communities living near Lake Victoria. This study aimed to analyse the status of schistosomiasis, including its prevalence, health education,...