Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of trachoma among Maasai in Tanzania: Implications for prevention and control

Mtuy, Tara; Burton, Matthew J.; Mwingira, Upendo; Ngondi, Jeremiah; Seeley, Janet; Lees, Shelley

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007508

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“…However, conscious efforts have not been made to evaluate how different groups of citizens (rural, peri urban and urban dwellers) are coping with the proposed measures to prevent the disease. Several studies that sought to investigate the awareness, perceptions and attitudes of rural dwellers towards 4 diseases have proven to be useful for this study (Merga and Alemayehu 2015;Mtuy et al 2019;Workneh et al, 2018).…”

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COVID-19: Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes of Residents in the Northern Region of Ghana, West Africa

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Nzeh²,

Addy³

et al. 2020

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Africa is gradually becoming an epicentre for the COVID-19 pandemic. From the current trends of the disease, Africa might be the last hardest hit continent. While scientific investigations are ongoing to develop effective management through medications and vaccines, existing knowledge, perceptions and attitudes could be harnessed to develop an effective strategy to curb community transmission of the COVID-19. The present study assessed the awareness level, perceptions and attitudes of people living in rural, peri-urban and urban communities in Northern Ghana and their preparedness for the prevention and containment of COVID-19. We conducted a face-to-face interview and administered 553 semi-structured questionnaires in eighteen (18) rural and peri-urban/urban communities under Tolon District, Kumbungu Districts, Sagnarigu Municipality, Savelugu Municipality and Tamale Metropolis from 23rd of April to 8th of June 2020. The percentage of male to female among the respondents was 56.8% and 43.2%, respectively. Nearly half (41%) of the respondents had no formal education and 91.3% of them were Muslims. Most of the respondents (85%) held the view that COVID-19 is a punishment from God. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) between the time rural and peri-urban/urban communities first heard of COVID-19. Majority (63%) of the rural respondents depended on radio, while the peri-urban/urban respondents (51%) relied on television for information on COVID-19. All respondents were aware of COVID-19 and 91.7% could mention at least two symptoms of the disease but 18% believed there was no COVID-19 in Ghana. Most of the respondents (69.6%) believed they will not contract the virus. Our findings may provide useful data to government and other stakeholders in the COVID-19 fight.

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COVID-19: Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes of Residents in the Northern Region of Ghana, West Africa

Saba¹,

Nzeh²,

Addy³

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“…Overall, the literature search identified nine articles describing East African MMP motivations for moving, attitudes towards healthcare, and access to health services [ 14 , 15 , 17 – 23 ].…”

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“…An additional four studies illustrated low levels of engagement in healthcare services due to distrust of western medicine or misinformation about health service campaigns. Consequently, studies observed worse health outcomes in the MMPs, such as increased burden of malaria and trachoma [ 15 , 20 – 22 ]. In contrast, one study comparing health issues of settled and nomadic Turkana in Kenya reported that the settled Turkana suffered from higher rates of infections like eye infections, colds, coughs, and respiratory infections than the nomadic Turkana [ 14 ].…”

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“…First, we searched Anthrosource and EBSCO for anthropological literature about MMPs in East Africa, their movement patterns, and their customs as they relate to healthcare access and acceptance of health services and interventions. We limited this search to East Africa as we were interested in understanding the movement patterns and healthcare-related practices of MMPs in this area, such as the Turkana and Maasai peoples, their high disease prevalence, frequent mobility, and known challenges to accessing treatment faced by these two groups and others [ 14 , 15 ].…”

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“…The intended objectives of this review were (1) to establish an understanding of motivation for and consequences of MMP movement patterns; (2) to understand how these MMPs affect the transmission of infectious diseases; (3) to identify tools being employed to monitor MMP movement patterns and to develop more effective approaches and strategies to reach MMPs with health interventions. For the first objective, we limited our search to East Africa as this region is of specific interest to the global infectious disease community: there is substantial known cross-border movement, specifically of the Turkana and Maasai, that impact disease control and elimination efforts [ 14 , 15 ]. For the second and third objectives, we broadened our review to include other geographies.…”

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Leaving no one behind: targeting mobile and migrant populations with health interventions for disease elimination—a descriptive systematic review

Adams

Sutherland

Eckert

et al. 2022

BMC Med

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Background Mobile and migrant populations (MMPs) pose a unique challenge to disease elimination campaigns as they are often hard to survey and reach with treatment. While some elimination efforts have had success reaching MMPs, other campaigns are struggling to do so, which may be affecting progress towards disease control and elimination. Therefore, this paper reviews the literature on elimination campaigns targeting MMPs across a selection of elimination diseases—neglected tropical diseases, malaria, trypanosomiasis, polio, smallpox, and rinderpest. Methods Through a systematic review process following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, a three-person review team identified papers from databases, conference records, and citation searches using inclusion/exclusion criteria. Papers were divided into three key outcome domains during the synthetization process: (1) MMP movement patterns in East Africa including reasons for movement and consequences in terms of health outcomes and healthcare access; (2) MMP contribution to the transmission of disease across all geographies; (3) surveillance methods and treatment interventions used to implement programming in MMPs across all geographies. Experts in the field also provided supplemental information and gray literature to support this review. Results The review identified 103 records which were descriptively analyzed using the outcome domains. The results indicate that in East Africa, there are various motivations for migration from economic opportunity to political unrest to natural disasters. Regardless of motivation, mobile lifestyles affect health service access such that MMPs in East Africa report barriers in accessing healthcare and have limited health knowledge. Often lower service delivery to these populations has resulted in higher disease prevalence. A minority of articles suggest MMPs do not pose challenges to reaching disease control and elimination thresholds. Finally, the literature highlighted surveillance methods (e.g., using satellite imagery or mobile phone data to track movement, participatory mapping, snowball sampling) and intervention strategies (e.g., integration with animal health campaigns, cross-border coordination, alternative mass drug administration [MDA] methods) to implement health interventions in MMPs. Conclusions Ultimately, the literature reviewed here can inform programmatic decisions as the community attempts to reach these never treated populations. Systematic review registration The protocol for this manuscript was registered with the International Prospective Registry of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO) (No. CRD42021214743),

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HLA-A, -B, -C, -DPB1, -DQB1 and -DRB1 allele frequencies of North Tanzanian Maasai

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Knowledge, perceptions and experiences of trachoma among Maasai in Tanzania: Implications for prevention and control

Cited by 14 publications

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COVID-19: Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes of Residents in the Northern Region of Ghana, West Africa

COVID-19: Knowledge, Perceptions and Attitudes of Residents in the Northern Region of Ghana, West Africa

Leaving no one behind: targeting mobile and migrant populations with health interventions for disease elimination—a descriptive systematic review

HLA-A, -B, -C, -DPB1, -DQB1 and -DRB1 allele frequencies of North Tanzanian Maasai

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