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Should I Get Screened for Sleeping Sickness? A Qualitative Study in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo
BACKGROUND Control of human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in the Democratic Republic of Congo is based on mass population active screening by mobile teams. Although generally considered a successful strategy, the community participation rates in these screening activities and ensuing treatment remain low in the Kasai-Oriental province. A better understanding of the reasons behind ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geographica Helvetica
سال: 1946
ISSN: 2194-8798
DOI: 10.5194/gh-1-290-1946