Trial reportActa tropica2016
Increasing the reach: Involving local Muslim religious teachers in a behavioral intervention to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar.
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- Effect of behavioral interventions on schistosomiasis-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices of schoolchildren in Pemba, Tanzania: A 4-year repeated cross-sectional study.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of integrated interventions layered on mass drug administration for urogenital schistosomiasis elimination: a cluster-randomised trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2019Trial
- A 5-Year intervention study on elimination of urogenital schistosomiasis in Zanzibar: Parasitological results of annual cross-sectional surveys.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Trial
- The changing neglected tropical disease landscape in Africa: implications for policy, practice, and strengthening health systems.Health affairs scholar · 2025Article
- One-year impact of behavioural interventions on schistosomiasis-related knowledge, attitude and practices of primary schoolchildren in Pemba, Tanzania.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2024Article
- Test-treat-track-test-treat (5T) approach for Schistosoma haematobium elimination on Pemba Island, Tanzania.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- The WHO atlas for female-genital schistosomiasis: Co-design of a practicable diagnostic guide, digital support and training.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Teachers as multipliers of knowledge about schistosomiasis: a possible approach for health education programmes.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
- Impact of a Novel, Low-Cost and Sustainable Health Education Program on the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Intestinal Schistosomiasis in School Children in a Hard-to-Reach District of Madagascar.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2022Article
- Novel tools and strategies for breaking schistosomiasis transmission: study protocol for an intervention study.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Evaluation of a urogenital schistosomiasis behavioural intervention among students from rural schools in Unguja and Pemba islands, Zanzibar.Acta tropica · 2021Article
- Scoping review of Neglected Tropical Disease Interventions and Health Promotion: A framework for successful NTD interventions as evidenced by the literature.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Financial Costs of the Zanzibar Elimination of Schistosomiasis Transmission Project.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Operational Coverage and Timeliness of Reactive Case Detection for Malaria Elimination in Zanzibar, Tanzania.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2020Article
- Knowledge and perceptions about schistosomiasis among primary school children and teachers in rural KwaZulu-Natal.Southern African journal of infectious diseases · 2020Article
- Unavoidable Risks: Local Perspectives on Water Contact Behavior and Implications for Schistosomiasis Control in an Agricultural Region of Northern Senegal.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
- "Koko et les lunettes magiques": An educational entertainment tool to prevent parasitic worms and diarrheal diseases in Côte d'Ivoire.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2017Article
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Abstract
In Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania, Madrassa schools are influential institutions, where children and adults can learn about the interpretation of the Koran. We aimed to explore the involvement of Madrassa teachers for behavior change interventions in a randomized operational research trial designed to investigate the impact of multiple approaches to eliminate urogenital schistosomiasis transmission from Zanzibar. Madrassa teachers performing in the 30 communities of the behavior change study arm were trained in new interactive and participatory teaching methods by the local behavioral team and provided with schistosomiasis-teaching tools for teaching about transmission and prevention in their Madrassa. In July 2014, in a qualitative research study, we conducted 25 semi-structured interviews with Madrassa teachers to find out how they perceived their involvement in interventions against schistosomiasis. In 2014, 5926 among the 8497 registered Madrassa students in 30 communities on Unguja and Pemba islands received health education and participated in interactive behavior change exercises about schistosomiasis. Madrassa teachers reported that they valued their inclusion in the study and the opportunity to educate their students about schistosomiasis transmission, prevention, and treatment. They also perceived personal and community benefits as a result of their training and strongly supported the inclusion of additional Madrassa teachers in future intervention activities. Madrassa teachers are influential in the Zanzibari society, and hence are important change agents within our community-level behavioral intervention. They might constitute an untapped resource that can help to expand and increase acceptance of and participation in schistosomiasis and other neglected tropical disease control activities in African Muslim communities.
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