Validation of routine lymphatic filariasis morbidity surveillance in the Upper West Region, Ghana.

ABSTRACT: In Ghana and other countries pursuing elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF), suspect cases of lymphoedema and hydrocele are routinely enumerated by community health workers (CHWs) during mass drug administration (MDA). These data, in addition to cases captured through the routine out-patient department are used for burden estimation and health service planning. To date there has been no systematic evaluation of the reliability of these data in Ghana. In December 2022, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of LF morbidity in two evaluation units in the Upper West Region of Ghana, including 19,180 participants. Participants with swelling affecting the scrotum or limbs were examined by clinicians to confirm whether symptoms were due to LF. Participants were asked whether their household ha

SUBMITTER: Simpson H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11964249 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature