Community engagement, social context and coverage of mass anti-malarial administration: Comparative findings from multi-site research in the Greater Mekong sub-Region.

BACKGROUND:Between 2013 and 2017, targeted malaria elimination (TME), a package of interventions that includes mass drug administration (MDA)-was piloted in communities with reservoirs of asymptomatic P. falciparum across the Greater Mekong sub-Region (GMS). Coverage in target communities is a key d...

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Main Authors: Christopher L Pell, Bipin Adhikari, May Myo Thwin, Ladda Kajeechiwa, Suphak Nosten, Francois H Nosten, Kate M Sahan, Frank M Smithuis, Thuy-Nhien Nguyen, Tran Tinh Hien, Rupam Tripura, Thomas J Peto, Nou Sanann, Chea Nguon, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Koukeo Phommasone, Mayfong Mayxay, Mavuto Mukaka, Pimnara Peerawaranun, Nils Kaehler, Phaik Yeong Cheah, Nicholas P J Day, Nicholas J White, Arjen M Dondorp, Lorenz von Seidlein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0214280