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The Menace of Schistosomiasis in Nigeria: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Schistosomiasis among Rural Communities in Kano State

Dawaki S 1 , Al-Mekhlafi HM 1 , Ithoi I 1 , Ibrahim J 1 , Abdulsalam AM 1 , Ahmed A 2 Show all authors , Sady H 1 , Nasr NA 1 , Atroosh WM 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences, Umaru Musa Yar'adua University, Katsina, Katsina State, Nigeria
PLoS One, 2015;10(11):e0143667.
PMID: 26606264 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143667

Abstract

Schistosomiasis is one of the most common neglected tropical diseases, especially in the developing countries in Africa, Asia and South America, with Nigeria having the greatest number of cases of schistosomiasis worldwide. This community-based study aims to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding schistosomiasis among rural Hausa communities in Kano State, Nigeria.

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