Factors associated with the motivation of community drug distributors in the lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Programme in Kenya
| Autor: | Peter Ngure, Mary Amuyunzu-Nyamongo, Doris W. Njomo, Sammy M. Njenga, Magambo Jk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Drug
medicine.medical_specialty Higher education Epidemiology business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Opinion leadership Qualitative property Dermatology medicine.disease Focus group Health personnel Infectious Diseases Family medicine Medicine business Mass drug administration Lymphatic filariasis media_common |
| Zdroj: | Southern African Journal of Epidemiology and Infection. 27:66-70 |
| ISSN: | 1015-8782 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10158782.2012.11441487 |
| Popis: | Annual mass drug administration (MDA) is the main strategy for elimination of lymphatic flariasis (LF), globally. In Kenya, community drug distributors (CDDs) are used to deliver drugs to household members. To determine factors infuencing CDDs’ motivation, a retrospective cross-sectional study based on qualitative data was conducted in Kwale and Malindi districts after the 2008 MDA. In Kwale, Tsimba location represented high and Gadini low compliance while in Malindi, Goshi and Gongoni locations represented high and low compliance areas, respectively. Fifteen CDDs, 80 opinion leaders, 80 LF patients, fve health personnel, four LF coordinators and the National Programme Manager were purposively selected and interviewed. Sixteen focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted with single-sex adult and youth male and female groups. The factors that possibly had a positive infuence on CDDs’ motivation were: higher education level, trust and familiarity with community members. All CDDs reported that getting reco... |
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