It depends on how you tell: a qualitative diagnostic analysis of the implementation climate for community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminth.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Current soil-transmitted helminth (STH) morbidity control guidelines primarily target deworming of preschool and school-age children. Emerging evidence suggests that community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) may interrupt STH transmission. However, the success of such programmes depends on achieving high treatment coverage and uptake. This formative analysis was conducted to evaluate the implementation climate for cMDA and to determine barriers and facilitators to launch.

Settings

Prior to the launch of a cMDA trial in Benin, India and Malawi.

Participants

Community members (adult women and men, children, and local leaders), community drug distributors (CDDs) and health facility workers.

Design

We conducted 48 focus group discussions (FGDs) with

SUBMITTER: Avokpaho E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9198697 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature