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| Title |
Integrated community-directed intervention for schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in western Kenya – a pilot study
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-5-182 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Pauline NM Mwinzi, Susan P Montgomery, Chrispin O Owaga, Mariam Mwanje, Erick M Muok, John G Ayisi, Kayla F Laserson, Erick M Muchiri, W Evan Secor, Diana MS Karanja |
| Abstract |
Schistosome and soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are recognized as major global public health problems, causing severe and subtle morbidity, including significant educational and nutritional effects in children. Although effective and safe drugs are available, ensuring access to these drugs by all those at risk of schistosomiasis and STHs is still a challenge. Community-directed intervention (CDI) has been used successfully for mass distribution of drugs for other diseases such as onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. A national control programme is yet to be instituted in Kenya and evidence for cost-effective strategies for reaching most affected communities is needed. This study evaluated the effectiveness and feasibility of the CDI strategy in the control of schistosomiasis and STHs, in East Uyoma location, Rarieda district, a community of western Kenya that is highly endemic for both infections. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 164 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Gambia | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 159 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 46 | 28% |
| Researcher | 27 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 15 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 24 | 15% |
| Unknown | 32 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 43 | 26% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 25 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 24 | 15% |
| Unknown | 37 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 June 2014.
All research outputs
#7,555,925
of 23,700,294 outputs
Outputs from Parasites & Vectors
#1,795
of 5,595 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#54,950
of 171,397 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Parasites & Vectors
#12
of 54 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,700,294 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 67th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 5,595 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 5.9. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 66% of its peers.
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