Knowledge attitude and practices on intestinal schistosomiasis among primary schoolchildren in the Lake Victoria basin Rorya District north-western Tanzania

摘要

BackgroundGlobally school-age children, adolescents and young adults bear the highest burden of schistosomiasis. When developing a specific intervention to improve community’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs), existing KAPs must be taken into account. Therefore, this study was designed to determine schoolchildren’s KAPs on schistosomiasis in the study area.