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2022 Jan 30


BMC Infect Dis


22


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COVID-19 related perception among some community members and frontline healthcare providers for NTD control in Ghana.

Authors

Ahorlu CS, Okyere D, Pi-Bansa S, Otchere J, Marfo B, Asemanyi-Mensah K, Opare JL, Long EF, de Souza DK
BMC Infect Dis. 2022 Jan 30; 22(1):106.
PMID: 35094689.

Abstract

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a major breakdown of health service provision in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). COVID-19 may impact NTDs service delivery in varied ways. As the Ghana NTD programme planned to resume MDA activities, we examined the COVID-19 related perceptions and practices among some community members and frontline health workers for NTD control activities in the country.