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From Health Advice to Taboo: Community Perspectives on the Treatment of Sleeping Sickness in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Qualitative Study

BACKGROUND: Socio-cultural and economic factors constitute real barriers for uptake of screening and treatment of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Better understanding and addressing these barriers may enhance the effectiveness of HAT control. METHODS: W...

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Autores principales:	Mpanya, Alain, Hendrickx, David, Baloji, Sylvain, Lumbala, Crispin, da Luz, Raquel Inocêncio, Boelaert, Marleen, Lutumba, Pascal
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4391751/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25856578 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003686

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