Community-directed treatment with ivermectin in Maridi, South Sudan: Impact of an onchocerciasis awareness campaign and bi-annual treatment on therapeutic coverage.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A high onchocerciasis disease burden and a low coverage of community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) have been observed in many parts of South Sudan. In the Maridi County, CDTI was re-introduced in 2017 and various interventions implemented to improve coverage.

Methods

Through successive community-based surveys, we investigated whether an onchocerciasis awareness campaign and a switch from annual to bi-annual distribution of ivermectin in Maridi County increased CDTI coverage. We also reviewed the evolution of ivermectin distribution in Maridi since 2017 and identified the determinants for ivermectin uptake.

Results

For past years in Maridi, CDTI programme performance has been highly variable due to security concerns, limited funding, misconceptio

SUBMITTER: Siewe Fodjo JN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12431650 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature