Effect of large-scale mass drug administration for malaria on mortality and morbidity in Angumu health zone, Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Angumu health zone in Ituri, Democratic Republic of Congo, is a highly malaria-endemic area with an overburdened health system and hosting internally displaced persons (IDP). The World Health Organization recommends mass drug administration (MDA) for malaria in complex emergencies. Therefore, three MDA rounds were implemented by Ministry of Public Health and Médecins sans Frontières from September 2020 to January 2021 in four health areas selected for epidemiological (high malaria incidence) and logistic reasons. Reported mortality and morbidity were compared in locations where MDA has been performed and locations where it has not.

Methods

A non-randomized controlled population-based retrospective mortality survey was conducted in March 2021. Two-stage cluster sam

SUBMITTER: Grout L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9901819 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature