Mass Drug Administration (MDA) in elimination of lymphatic filariasis: Assessment in Part of Eastern India
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Lymphatic Filariasis, MDA, Coverage, Compliance, Effective Supervised CoverageAbstract
Lymphatic filariasis, a group of parasitic infections which can lead to disfigurement, disability and chronic pain. It causes social stigma which adversely affects their social and economic life. For elimination of LF, mass drugs administration is being implemented since 2004 in Odisha. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Baragarh district in the month of April 2021. Data regarding MDA was collected from 300 (200 rural and 100 urban) households (HHs) in a pre-designed, pretested questionnaire. A total of 300 households were covered in the post MDA survey of Bargarh with 1412 individuals. Of them, 1367 (96.8%) were found to be eligible. Of those who received the drugs, compliance was 94.1%. Overall effective coverage of MDA was 82%. But the difference in compliance among the three studied clusters was not found to be significant. In all the age groups only 25% of the eligible persons had consumed the drugs in front of the DD (Effective Supervised coverage). Though the coverage and compliance were found to be better, the effective supervised coverage of MDA is still low.
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