"Female genital schistosomiasis is a sexually transmitted disease": Gaps in healthcare workers' knowledge about female genital schistosomiasis in Tanzania.
Female Genital Schistosomiasis is a gynecological disease that is a complication of parasitic Schistosoma haematobium infection and affects at least 40 million girls and women, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa. Little is known about how healthcare workers in endemic areas perceive and manage (diagnose a...
Main Authors: | Humphrey D Mazigo, Anna Samson, Valencia J Lambert, Agnes L Kosia, Deogratias D Ngoma, Rachel Murphy, Dunstan J Matungwa |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2022-01-01
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Series: | PLOS Global Public Health |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000059 |
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