“We were afraid of the lion that has roared next to us”; community response to reactive focal mass drug administration for malaria in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Abstract Background Reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA), or presumptive treatment without malaria testing of household members and neighbours of a passively identified malaria case, is currently being explored as a possible malaria elimination strategy in low transmission settings. One o...

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Published in:	Malaria Journal
Main Authors:	Kimberly A. Baltzell, Alysse Maglior, Khaya Bangu, Nontokozo Mngadi, Lisa M. Prach, Brooke Whittemore, Nyasatu Ntshalintshali, Manik Saini, Nomcebo Dlamini, Simon Kunene, Michelle S. Hsiang
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-07-01
Subjects:	Malaria elimination Eswatini Community acceptance Malaria mass drug administration
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2877-9

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