Non-participation during azithromycin mass treatment for trachoma in The Gambia: heterogeneity and risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is concern that untreated individuals in mass drug administration (MDA) programs for neglected tropical diseases can reduce the impact of elimination efforts by maintaining a source of transmission and re-infection.

Methodology/principal findings

Treatment receipt was recorded against the community census during three MDAs with azithromycin for trachoma in The Gambia, a hypo-endemic setting. Predictors of non-participation were investigated in 1-9 year olds using random effects logistic regression of cross-sectional data for each MDA. Two types of non-participators were identified: present during MDA but not treated (PNT) and eligible for treatment but absent during MDA (EBA). PNT and EBA children were compared to treated children separately. Multivariable m

SUBMITTER: Edwards T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4148234 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature