Impacts of host gender on Schistosoma mansoni risk in rural Uganda-A mixed-methods approach.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The World Health Organization identified Uganda as one of the 10 highly endemic countries for schistosomiasis. Annual mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel has led to a decline in intensity of Schistosoma mansoni infections in several areas. However, as hotspots with high (re)infection rates remain, additional research on risk factors and implementing interventions to complement MDA are required to further reduce disease burden in these settings. Through a mixed-methods study we aimed to gain deeper understanding of how gender may impact risk and reinfection in order to inform disease control programmes and ascertain if gender-specific interventions may be beneficial. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:In Bugoto, Mayuge District, Eastern Uganda we conducted ethnographic o

SUBMITTER: Trienekens SCM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7219705 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature