| Autor: |
Abu Bashar, Sanket V Nandekar, Prerna Shrivastava, Ravi Nandini Singh, Pushkar Srikrishnan |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Journal of Vector Borne Diseases, Vol 60, Iss 3, Pp 307-316 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
0972-9062 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/0972-9062.374034 |
| Popis: |
Background & objectives: Lymphatic filariasis is targeted for elimination in India through mass drug administration (MDA) with diethylcarbamazine (DEC) combined with albendazole (ABZ). To assess the coverage, compliance and causes for non-compliance towards MDA in an endemic district of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), north India. Methods: A cross-sectional coverage evaluation survey was conducted in 24 rural and 6 urban clusters of Ghazipur district in eastern U.P. using multi-stage random sampling technique with probability proportional to estimated size (PPES). Data was collected in a semi-structured Performa from all the individuals in the selected households by interview technique. Bivariate analysis was performed to identify the factors associated with non-consumption of MDA drugs. Results: A total of 1422 individuals were surveyed from 30 randomly selected subunits of which 1401 (98.5%) were eligible for MDA at the time of the round. Majority of the participants were in the age-group of 15–59 years (67.0%) and were males (53.3%). The overall coverage of MDA (both drugs) among the eligible population in Ghazipur district was 58.5%. Compliance among those who had received both the drugs was 61.6% with effective coverage of 36.0%. The coverage was significantly higher in rural areas compared to the urban clusters (p |
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