Should I get screened for sleeping sickness? A qualitative study in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

A Mpanya; D Hendrickx; M Vuna; A Kanyinda; C Lumbala; V Tshilombo; P Mitashi; O Luboya; V Kande; M Boelaert; P Lefèvre; P Lutumba

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0001467

Should I get screened for sleeping sickness? A qualitative study in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo

A Mpanya
, D Hendrickx
, M Vuna
, A Kanyinda
, C Lumbala
, V Tshilombo
, P Mitashi
, O Luboya
, V Kande
, M Boelaert
, P Lefèvre
, P Lutumba

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Original language	English
Journal	PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Volume	6
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	e1467
ISSN	1935-2727
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001467
Publication status	Published - 2012

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Protozoal diseases
Sleeping sickness
Trypanosomiasis-African
Trypanosoma brucei
Vectors
Glossina
Tsetse flies
Control programs
Health care seeking behavior
Perceptions
Screening
Qualitative research
Patient's perspective
Treatment
Barriers
Taboo
Knowledge
Congo-Kinshasa
Africa-Central

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Mpanya, A., Hendrickx, D., Vuna, M., Kanyinda, A., Lumbala, C., Tshilombo, V., Mitashi, P., Luboya, O., Kande, V., Boelaert, M., Lefèvre, P., & Lutumba, P. (2012). Should I get screened for sleeping sickness? A qualitative study in Kasai Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 6(1), e1467. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001467

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