Effectiveness of a community-based educational programme in reducing the cumulative incidence and prevalence of human Taenia solium cysticercosis in Burkina Faso in 2011–14 (EFECAB): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Summary: Background: The effectiveness of drug-free interventions in controlling human cysticercosis is not well known. We aimed to estimate the effectiveness of a community-based educational intervention in reducing the frequency of human cysticercosis in Burkina Faso. Methods: We did a cluster-ra...

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Main Authors: Hélène Carabin, PhD, Athanase Millogo, MD, Helena A Ngowi, PhD, Cici Bauer, PhD, Veronique Dermauw, PhD, Assana Cissé Koné, MS, Ida Sahlu, PhD, Alicia L Salvator, DrPH, Pierre-Marie Preux, PhD, Télesphore Somé, MPH, Zékiba Tarnagda, PhD, Sarah Gabriël, PhD, Rabiou Cissé, MD, Jean-Bosco Ouédraogo, PhD, Linda D Cowan, PhD, Marie-Paule Boncoeur-Martel, MD, Pierre Dorny, PhD, Rasmané Ganaba, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X18300275