Schistosomiasis control in Senegal: results from community data analysis for optimizing preventive chemotherapy intervention with praziquantel.

Boubacar DiopKhadime SyllaNDèye MBacké KaneOumou Kaltoum BohBabacar GuèyeMady BaIdrissa TallaMalang ManéRose MonteilBoniface KinviHonorat Gustave Marie ZoureJorge Cano OrtegaPauline MwinziMoussa SackoBabacar Faye

Published in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2023)

The analysis to disaggregate data from district level to community level using the WHO/AFRO schistosomiasis sub-district data optimization tool provide an update of schistosomiasis endemicity at community level. This study has allowed to better target schistosomiasis interventions, optimize use of available PZQ and exposed data gaps.

Keyphrases

data analysis
mental health
electronic health record
healthcare
big data
south africa
randomized controlled trial
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy