One-year impact of behavioural interventions on schistosomiasis-related knowledge, attitude and practices of primary schoolchildren in Pemba, Tanzania.

Background: Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are goals set by the World Health Organization for 2030. Behaviour change communication (BCC), coupled with other interventions, is considered an essential measure to reduce the transmission of Schistosoma infection. Focusing on elimination, we assessed the 1-year impact of BCC interventions on schistosomiasis-related knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of schoolchildren in hotspot schools versus low-prevalence schools that did not receive the interventions.

Transitional Infrastructures Extending Access to Safe Water in Informal Settlements: A Cross-Sectional Study in Nairobi, Kenya.

There is a pressing need for transitional water infrastructures in rapidly growing cities where conventional infrastructures lag behind human settlement expansion. In Kenya, sectoral innovations have addressed local socioeconomic challenges, but empirical evidence on their efficacy (combining quantitative indicators of safety and continuity) is lacking. We addressed this gap by comparing different water infrastructures in their ability to provide constant access to safe water in informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya.

Modeling transmission mechanism to infer treatment efficacy of different drugs and combination therapy against Trichuris trichiura.

Trichuris trichiura is one of four soil-transmitted helminth species that, collectively, are responsible for a considerable public health burden. The World Health Organization recommends preventive chemotherapy as the main intervention to eliminate soil-transmitted helminthiasis as a public health problem. Clinical trials estimated the efficacy of different drugs and treatment regimen against T.