Onchocerciasis and non-communicable diseases in the Bafut Health District, Cameroon: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards community-directed treatment with ivermectin.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Onchocerciasis remains a public health problem in Cameroon despite years of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI). Its persistence increasingly overlaps with the rising burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Community knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) toward onchocerciasis and CDTI, as well as the coexistence of chronic NCDs, may influence the success of elimination programs.

Methodology

A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 2022 in Bafut Health District, Northwest Cameroon. Using a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire, information was collected on sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge, attitudes, and practices related to onchocerciasis and CDTI, as well as symptoms and comorbidi

SUBMITTER: Ajonina-Ekoti IU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12782443 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature