Community knowledge, attitudes and practices related to schistosomiasis and associated healthcare-seeking behaviours in northern Côte d'Ivoire and southern Mauritania

• Main Authors: Amoin Jeanne d'Arc Koffi (Author), Mohamed Doumbia (Author), Gilbert Fokou (Author), Moussa Keita (Author), Brama Koné (Author), N'doumy Noel Abé (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Among parasitic infections, schistosomiasis ranks second after malaria in terms of worldwide morbidity. Despite efforts to contain transmission, more than 230 million people are infected, of which 85% live in Sub-Saharan Africa. While the epidemiologic characteristics of schistos...