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Low awareness and common misconceptions about schistosomiasis in endemic lowland areas in Western Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study

BACKGROUND: Understanding the health behavior of the target population is crucial for sustainable schistosomiasis control. The aim of this study was to assess schistosomiasis related levels of knowledge, attitude, and practices of communities in lowland areas of western Ethiopia, where schistosomias...

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Autores principales:	Assefa, Alemayehu, Erko, Berhanu, Gundersen, Svein Gunnar, Medhin, Girmay, Berhe, Nega
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2021
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8178865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34088297 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11106-y

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