Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding schistosomiasis infection and prevention: A mixed-methods study among endemic communities of western Uganda

Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho; Karolien Poels; Tine Huyse; Julius Tumusiime; Faith Mugabi; Casim Umba Tolo; Caroline Masquillier; Viola Nilah Nyakato

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0010190

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding schistosomiasis infection and prevention: A mixed-methods study among endemic communities of western Uganda

Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: maxanyoli@gmail.com

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Lira University, Lira, Uganda, Department of Human Development and Relational Sciences, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1421-1178

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Karolien Poels,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Communication Studies, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Tine Huyse,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
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Julius Tumusiime,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Faith Mugabi,

Roles Data curation

Affiliation Department of Human Development and Relational Sciences, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Casim Umba Tolo,

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1807-3438

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Caroline Masquillier,

Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Sociology, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Viola Nilah Nyakato

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Human Development and Relational Sciences, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding schistosomiasis infection and prevention: A mixed-methods study among endemic communities of western Uganda

Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho,
Karolien Poels,
Tine Huyse,
Julius Tumusiime,
Faith Mugabi,
Casim Umba Tolo,
Caroline Masquillier,
Viola Nilah Nyakato

Published: February 23, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010190

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