Exploring drug coverage variability within districts: A CES approach to investigate treatment gaps in Mozambique's schistosomiasis program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coverage Evaluation Surveys (CES) are tools used by NTD control programs to assess drug coverage after mass drug administration (MDA), typically conducted at the district level. However, little research has explored how this district-level approach may mask uneven drug coverage within districts. Such uniform reporting may obscure gaps at smaller administrative levels, potentially limiting the effectiveness of MDA efforts. This study examines CES findings from a 2021 survey in Mozambique investigating coverage at the sub-district level to better understand heterogeneity in drug coverage, while also exploring other actionable survey data, like reasons for not taking drugs, to better understand why coverage gaps and discrepancies with reported coverage may have occurred.

SUBMITTER: Mathewson JD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12677778 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature