Low levels of awareness despite high prevalence of schistosomiasis among communities in Nyalenda informal settlement, Kisumu city, western Kenya.

• Main Authors: Gladys O Odhiambo (Author), Rosemary M Musuva (Author), Vincent O Atuncha (Author), Elizabeth T Mutete (Author), Maurice R Odiere (Author), Rosebella O Onyango (Author), Jane A Alaii (Author), Pauline N M Mwinzi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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INTRODUCTION: Intestinal schistosomiasis is widely distributed around Lake Victoria in Kenya where about 16 million people in 56 districts are at risk of the infection with over 9.1 million infected. Its existence in rural settings has been extensively studied compared to urban settings where there...