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Management of onchocerciasis among adolescents in nkwanta north district of Ghana: Qualitative study of adolescents’ perception, community and health system support

BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis affects the quality of life to a greater extent among affected individuals. The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Onchocerciasis Control Program (OCP) has effectively reduced the prevalence of onchocerciasis by interrupting the transmission of the parasite and by mass popu...

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Autores principales:	Gbogbo, Sitsofe, Amu, Hubert, Dowou, Robert Kokou, Ayanore, Martin Amogre
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2023
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10464985/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37643153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011577

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