Socio-cultural and structural barriers influencing parents' knowledge and access to information on schistosomiasis in children around Ugandan Lakes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Uganda, the national prevalence of schistosomiasis is 36.1% among the two-to-four-year age group. Knowledge about schistosomiasis and socio-cultural factors have been reported to influence adult participation in mass drug administrations of praziquantel, the standard medication used to treat the disease. In advance and support of the (pilot) introduction of the recently developed paediatric praziquantel formulation (arpraziquantel), we conducted research on parent and other community members' knowledge about paediatric schistosomiasis, their information sources, and potential perceived barriers that influence knowledge and access to information on schistosomiasis.

Methods

This cross-sectional qualitative study consisted of 65 in-depth interviews and ten focus g

SUBMITTER: Reigl LS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12091885 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature