title: [Dracunculosis, a scourge eradicated from 3 villages of Burkina Faso through health education].
abstract: We carried out a dracunculiasis control study through health education in three southwestern hyperendemic villages of Burkina Faso. The villages were organized in the framework of Primary Health Care. Two years after the beginning of health education the sickness was eradicated. Feasibility, low cost and acceptability by populations of health education make it a main part of any dracunculiasis control strategy.
mesh_terms: D002050:Burkina Faso; D004320:Dracunculiasis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012424:Rural Population
vernacular_title: La dracunculose, un fléau éradiqueé dans trois villages du Burkina Faso par l'éducation sanitaire.