A major hurdle in the elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis revealed: Identifying key gaps in knowledge and understanding of female genital schistosomiasis within communities and local health workers.

• Main Authors: Vida Ami Kukula (Author), Eleanor E MacPherson (Author), Irene Honam Tsey (Author), J Russell Stothard (Author), Sally Theobald (Author), Margaret Gyapong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Urogenital schistosomiasis is endemic throughout Ghana with elevated infection levels in certain areas e.g. Lake Volta Region. While the primary focus of the national control program is on mass drug administration of praziquantel to school-aged children, Female Genital...