Mass drug administration coverage evaluation for lymphatic filariasis in selected endemic districts of Jharkhand, India
MDA coverage was suboptimal, with only one-half of households achieving 'complete epidemiological drug coverage'. Enhancing MDA coverage and compliance requires intensified Information, Education, and Communication efforts, especially among marginalized communities, both during campaigns and all year round.
Authors
- G Jahnavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8836-0072)
- Nihar M. Ranjan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4946-5824)
- Pratima Gupta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2971-5355)
- Saurabh Varshney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1263-1980)
- Bijit Biswas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7609-6446)
- Satya Ranjan Patra
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Deoghar (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2024-12-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trae136
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.78