01643nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001653001000042653002600052653002100078653002000099653001500119653001800134653001100152653004200163653002100205653002700226653003300253653001100286100002100297700001500318700001200333245010500345300001200450490000800462520086900470022001401339       2009                            d10awater10aSocioeconomic Factors10aSchistosomicides10aschistosomiasis10aSanitation10aPublic health10aHumans10aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice10aHealth Education10aConsumer Participation10aCommunicable Disease Control10aAfrica1 aAagaard-Hansen J1 aMwanga J R1 aBruun B00aSocial science perspectives on schistosomiasis control in Africa: past trends and future directions.  a1747-580 v1363 a<p>New ways of integrating and scaling up control of neglected tropical diseases (including schistosomiasis) are presently underway. In this context consideration of social science perspectives is essential. In this article, we review social science publications of relevance to sustained control of schistosomiasis in Africa including diagnosis and screening, treatment, supply of clean water and improved sanitation, as well as health communication. Studies of community involvement and links between schistosomiasis control programmes and broader health care systems are also explored. Directions for future social science of relevance to sustainable schistosomiasis control are outlined, including ways of ensuring equitable access to health services as well as involvement of endemic communities and local health care systems based on equal partnership.</p>
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