Improving neglected tropical disease services and integration into primary healthcare in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People's Region, Ethiopia: Results from a mixed methods evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and cost effectiveness.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ethiopia is one of the countries with the highest burden of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), with 16 of 20 recognised NTDs considered a public health problem, twelve of which have been identified as public health priorities by the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health. However, until recently NTDs have not received adequate attention at national and subnational levels in the country. This study assessed feasibility, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness of an NTD intervention when integrated into the primary health care system in Ethiopia.

Methods

This study was conducted in Damot Gale district, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia and used a mixed methods approach to evaluate an intervention integrating four common NTDs (trachoma, lymphatic filariasis, schistosomias

SUBMITTER: Donovan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11870372 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature