Factors influencing drug uptake during mass drug administration for control of lymphatic filariasis in rural and urban Tanzania.

Factors influencing drug uptake during mass drug administration for control of lymphatic filariasis in rural and urban Tanzania.

BACKGROUND: In most countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, control of lymphatic filariasis (LF) is based on annual mass drug administration (MDA) with a combination of ivermectin and albendazole. Treatment coverages are however often suboptimal for programmes to reach the goal of transmission interruption...

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Main Authors: William J Kisoka, Paul E Simonsen, Mwelecele N Malecela, Britt P Tersbøl, Declare L Mushi, Dan W Meyrowitsch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4190414?pdf=render

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