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Effectiveness of a Pre-treatment Snack on the Uptake of Mass Treatment for Schistosomiasis in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial
(PLoS Med, 2014-05-13)
Background: School-based mass treatment with praziquantel is the cornerstone for schistosomiasis control in school-aged children. However, uptake of treatment among school-age children in Uganda is low in some areas. The ...
Understanding Low Up Take of Mass Treatment for Intestinal Schistosomiasis Among School Children: a qualitative study in Jinja district, Uganda.
(Cambridge University Press, 2014-04-16)
Despite attempts to control intestinal schistosomiasis through school-based mass drug administration (MDA) with praziquantel using school teachers in Uganda, less than 30% of the school children take the treatment in some ...
Reduced uptake of mass treatment for schistosomiasis control in absence of food: beyond a randomized trial
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2015-10)
Backgroud: Sustaining high uptake of praziquantel is key for long-term control of schistosomiasis. During mass treatment in 2013, we randomized 12 primary schools into two groups; one group received education messages for ...
Increasing teacher motivation and supervision is an important but not sufficient strategy for improving praziquantel uptake in Schistosoma mansoni control programs: serial cross sectional surveys in Uganda
(BioMed Central, 2013-12-13)
Background: Realization of the public health benefits of mass drug administration (MDA) for the control of schistosomiasis depends on achieving and maintaining high annual treatment coverage. In Uganda, the uptake ...
Association between socio economic status and schistosomiasis infection in Jinja District, Uganda
(Wiley Online Library, 2009-04-20)
Objective: To examine the role of socioeconomic situation in influencing the risk and intensity of infection with Schistosomiasis mansoni.
Methods: Cross-sectional study in Walukuba Division bordering Lake Victoria, Jinja ...
Uptake of Preventive Treatment for Intestinal Schistosomiasis among School Children in Jinja District, Uganda: A Cross Sectional Study.
(PLoS ONE, 2013-05-07)
Background: In Uganda, the current national health sector strategic and investment plan underscores schistosomiasis as one of the diseases targeted for elimination by the year 2015. However, uptake of treatment among school ...
“If You Tell People That You Had Sex with a Fellow Man, It Is Hard to Be Helped and Treated”: Barriers and Opportunities for Increasing Access to HIV Services among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Uganda
(PLOS ONE, 2016)
Background Despite the high HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in sub-Saharan
Africa, little is known about their access to HIV services. This study assessed barriers and opportunities for expanding ...
“When they know that you are a sex worker, you will be the last person to be treated”: Perceptions and experiences of female sex workers in accessing HIV services in Uganda
(BMC International Health and Human Rights, 2017)
Background: HIV prevalence among female sex workers (FSWs) in high burden countries in sub-Saharan Africa varies between 24 and 72%, however their access to HIV services remains limited. This study explored FSWs’ perspectives ...
Barriers to Condom Use among High Risk Men Who Have Sex with Men in Uganda: A Qualitative Study
(PLOS ONE, 2015)
Background Unprotected sexual intercourse is a major risk factor for HIV transmission. Men who have sex with men (MSM) face challenges in accessing HIV prevention services, including condoms.
However, there is limited ...
Effectiveness of a Pre-treatment Snack on the Uptake of Mass Treatment for Schistosomiasis in Uganda: A Cluster Randomized Trial
(PLOS Medicine, 2014-05)
Background: School-based mass treatment with praziquantel is the cornerstone for schistosomiasis control in school-aged
children. However, uptake of treatment among school-age children in Uganda is low in some areas. The ...