Have You Heard of Schistosomiasis? Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices in Nampula Province, Mozambique.

• Main Authors: Christian Rassi (Author), Dan Kajungu (Author), Sandrine Martin (Author), Jorge Arroz (Author), Jamie Tallant (Author), Celine Zegers de Beyl (Author), Helen Counihan (Author), James N Newell (Author), Anna Phillips (Author), Jane Whitton (Author), Artur Manuel Muloliwa (Author), Kirstie Graham (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease which affects almost 300 million people worldwide each year. It is highly endemic in Mozambique. Prevention and control of schistosomiasis relies mainly on mass drug administration (MDA), as well as adoption of basic sanitation practices. Individual...