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The Management of Female Genital Schistosomiasis in Tanzania: Challenges and Call for ‎Action ‎‎

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Infectious diseases

Abstract

Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is among the neglected gynecological manifestation of urogenital schistosomiasis in Tanzania. Little is known about the challenges in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of FGS in Tanzania. The challenges could potentially threaten the successful control of the FGS. Therefore, the letter explains the challenges in the FGS management and recommends the appropriate measures that could be taken to initiate the fight against the FGS in Tanzania. The challenges included; the unknown magnitude of FGS in the country, lack of diagnostic equipment in most of the health centers, limited capacity of the healthcare worker for the diagnosis and treatment of FGS, poor awareness of women and girls on the FGS and urogenital schistosomiasis and lack of preventive chemotherapy targeting this group. The recommended measures are the establishment of the burden of FGS and urogenital schistosomiasis in the country, resources mobilization for buying diagnostic equipment, training healthcare workers on the use of diagnostic equipment, raising community awareness about FGS, provision of screening services and praziquantel preventive chemotherapy.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2022.134812.1218

Keywords

Female Genital Schistosomiasis, Urogenital schistosomiasis, challenges, recommendations, Tanzania

Authors

First Name

Vivian

Last Name

Mushi

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Affiliation

Department of Parasitology and Medical Entomology, School of Public Health and Social ‎Sciences, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, P.O. Box 65011, Dar es Salaam, ‎Tanzania.‎

Email

vmushi31@gmail.com

City

Makongo Juu-Kinondoni, Dar es Salaam

Orcid

0000-0001-9732-3057

Volume

12

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

34231

Issue Date

2022-06-01

Receive Date

2022-04-19

Publish Date

2022-06-01

Page Start

183

Page End

185

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/article_238892.html

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12

Type

Letter to the editor

Type Code

621

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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https://aeji.journals.ekb.eg/

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22 Jan 2023