Bibliographic Info
GuidelineWHO recommendations on maternal and newborn care for a positive postnatal experience.
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Context specific recommendation
Only in specific contexts
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
In endemic communities with Schistosoma spp. prevalence of 10% or higher, WHO recommends annual preventive chemotherapy with praziquantel in a single dose for ≥ 75% up to 100% of pregnant women after the first trimester, and non-pregnant adolescent girls and women of reproductive age, including postpartum and/or lactating women, to control schistosomiasis morbidity and move towards eliminating the disease as a public health problem.
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Originally Developed
Guideline
WHO guideline on control and elimination of human schistosomiasis.
Year2022
InstitutionWHO