Profiling the best-performing community medicine distributors for mass drug administration: a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of treatment for schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda

Profiling the best-performing community medicine distributors for mass drug administration: a comprehensive, data-driven analysis of treatment for schistosomiasis, lymphatic filariasis, and soil-transmitted helminths in Uganda

Abstract Background The most prevalent neglected tropical diseases are treated through blanket drug distribution that is reliant on lay community medicine distributors (CMDs). Yet, treatment rates achieved by CMDs vary widely and it is not known which CMDs treat the most people. Methods In Mayuge Di...

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Main Authors: Goylette F. Chami, Narcis B. Kabatereine, Edridah M. Tukahebwa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Mass drug administration
Coverage
Sub-Saharan Africa
Schistosomiasis
Lymphatic filariasis
Soil-transmitted helminths
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-019-1303-z

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