Remote evaluation of STH program coverage: Experiences from the DeWorm3 study, India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The DeWorm3 trial is a multi-country study testing the feasibility of interrupting transmission of soil-transmitted helminths by community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA). Treatment coverage during cMDA delivery was validated by in-person coverage evaluation surveys (CES) after each round of treatment. A mobile phone-based CES was carried out in India when access to households was restricted during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Methods

Two focus group discussions were conducted with the survey implementers to document their experiences of conducting phone-based CES via mobile-phone voice calls.

Principal findings

In the phone-based CES, only 56% of sampled households were reached compared to 89% during the in-person CES (89%). This was due to phone numbers be

SUBMITTER: Aruldas K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10653432 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature