Mass Drug Administration: Contextual Factor Considerations. [PDF]
Am J Trop Med HygABSTRACT. In designing mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns, it is imperative to consider contextual factors that affect uptake of the intervention, including acceptability, cost, feasibility, and health system considerations, to ensure optimal coverage.
Schneider ZD +6 more
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Mass drug administration for endemic scabies: a systematic review [PDF]
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2021 Background Scabies is an extremely fastidious infestation caused by the Sarcoptes scabiei mite. It causes a persistent itch that can disrupt a person’s mental health, sleep, and overall quality of life.
Giulia Rinaldi, Kholoud Porter
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National mass drug administration costs for lymphatic filariasis elimination. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2007 BACKGROUND: Because lymphatic filariasis (LF) elimination efforts are hampered by a dearth of economic information about the cost of mass drug administration (MDA) programs (using either albendazole with diethylcarbamazine [DEC] or albendazole with ...
Ann S Goldman +21 more
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Evaluating the effectiveness of mass drug administration on lymphatic filariasis transmission and assessment of post-mass drug administration surveillance in Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory [PDF]
Infectious Diseases of PovertyBackground Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) launched annual mass drug administration (MDA) in its four lymphatic filariasis (LF)-endemic councils in 2011, achieving sustained high coverage and pre-transmission assessment survey success.
Juliana Ajuma Amanyi-Enegela +12 more
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Costs of mass drug administration for scabies in Fiji.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 In 2019, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services carried out an integrated mass drug administration (MDA) for the treatment of scabies and lymphatic filariasis in the Northern ...
Maria Mow +14 more
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Stopping azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma: A systematic review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021 The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends continuing azithromycin mass drug administration (MDA) for trachoma until endemic regions drop below 5% prevalence of active trachoma in children aged 1-9 years.
Hamidah Mahmud +8 more
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FILARIASIS DISTRIBUTION AND COVERAGE OF MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi, 2019 Background: Filariasis is still a serious health problem in Indonesia. One of the endemic areas is Demak, which implemented a mass drug administration (MDA) elimination programme in 2016. However, filariasis was still found in 2017–18.
Ikha Solikha, M. Sakundarno Adi
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Early lessons from schistosomiasis mass drug administration programs [version 1; referees: 3 approved] [PDF]
F1000Research, 2015 Mass drug administration using praziquantel is the backbone of the current strategy for the control of schistosomiasis. As the theoretical plans have moved into practical application, certain challenges with this approach have surfaced, and it is likely ...
W. Evan Secor
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Emerging antihelminthic drug resistance: Implications for mass drug administration program
One Health BulletinSoil transmitted helminth infections and lymphatic diseases are significant neglected tropical diseases that pose public health challenges in both low and middle economic populations.
Agarwal Harshita, Rajkumari Nonika
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Community engagement in mass drug administration participatory interventions: A scoping review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical DiseasesCommunity engagement (CE) has been increasingly acknowledged as a pivotal element in the efficacy of mass drug administration (MDA) programs designed to control and eradicate diseases such as malaria, lymphatic filariasis, and onchocerciasis.
Anouk Chouaïd +5 more
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