ArticleThe Korean journal of parasitology2015
Improved Perceptions and Practices Related to Schistosomiasis and Intestinal Worm Infections Following PHAST Intervention on Kome Island, North-Western Tanzania.
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- Behaviour change interventions for the control and elimination of schistosomiasis: A systematic review of evidence from low- and middle-income countries.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene for preventing soil-transmitted helminth infection.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
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- Contextual factors influencing schistosomiasis treatment and identification of delivery platforms for arpraziquantel in hard-to-reach areas and populations in Homa Bay County, Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Molecular Detection of Haplorchis pumilio Eggs in Schoolchildren, Kome Island, Lake Victoria, Tanzania.Emerging infectious diseases · 2022Article
- A novel theatre-based behaviour change approach for influencing community uptake of schistosomiasis control measures.Parasites & vectors · 2022Article
- Blood Flukes and Arterial Damage: A Review of Aneurysm Cases in Patients with Schistosomiasis.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022Review
- From the One Health Perspective: Schistosomiasis Japonica and Flooding.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Village Response to Mass Drug Administration for Schistosomiasis in Mwanza Region, Northwestern Tanzania: Are We Missing Socioeconomic, Cultural, and Political Dimensions?The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Community knowledge, perceptions and water contact practices associated with transmission of urinary schistosomiasis in an endemic region: a qualitative cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2019Article
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- Role of ecological approaches to eliminating schistosomiasis in Eryuan County evaluated by system modelling.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2018Article
- Knowledge, practices and perceptions of geo-helminthes infection among parents of pre-school age children of coastal region, Kenya.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
- Community Mobilization for Slum Upgrading through Sanitation in Roma Informal Settlements in the Paris Region.Frontiers in public health · 2017Article
- Integrated Schistosomiasis and Soil-Transmitted Helminthiasis Control over Five Years on Kome Island, Tanzania.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2015Article
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Abstract
Schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections are widespread diseases of public health importance in Tanzania. A study on perceptions and practices related to schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections was undertaken among a community population of Kome Island in Sengerema District, north-western Tanzania, where intestinal schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections are endemic. Schistosomiasis and intestinal worm-related perceptions and practices were assessed before and 3 years after implementation of a participatory hygiene and sanitation transformation (PHAST) intervention as a control measure. Data were obtained from baseline and post-intervention knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) questionnaire surveys conducted twice in 2009 and 2012 among 82 individuals aged ≥15 years. We found significant increases in respondents' knowledge of the cause, transmission, symptoms, health consequences, and prevention of schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections after PHAST intervention. The increase in respondents' knowledge on almost all aspects of the said infections was translated into actions to control schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections. This has not been achieved by chance, but due to well-designed and locally-adapted PHAST intervention. We conclude that despite criticisms, PHAST approach is still useful in empowering communities to control water, sanitation, and hygiene related infectious diseases such as schistosomiasis and intestinal worm infections.
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