Open AccessCoverage and compliance MDA programme for lymphatic filariasis in Bidar district, Karnataka, India
Author(s) -
Dharukaswami. Mallayya. Koradhanyamath,
Praveen Kulkarni,
Ramesh Holla
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(12)60063-2
Subject(s) - lymphatic filariasis , elephantiasis , mass drug administration , medicine , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , filariasis , cluster sampling , cluster (spacecraft) , population , helminths , physics , computer science , optics , immunology , programming language
Objective: To describe the socio demographic characteristics of beneficiaries of the Mass\udDrug Administration (MDA) programme, to assess the coverage, compliance and causes for\udnoncompliance towards MDA in the district, to assess the awareness regarding elephantiasis\udamong beneficiaries and to assess the knowledge of drug distributors towards the filariasis and\udMDA programme. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in 3 rural and 1 urban\udclusters in Bidar district for the period of 1 week. 50 houses were selected in each cluster by\udsystematic random sampling method and data was collected in a structured proforma by interview\udtechnique. Results: Majority of beneficiaries were at the age group of 15-60 years (72.3%) and\udmale (53%). The overall coverage of MDA in Bidar district was 62.3%. Compliance among those who\udhad received the tablets was 60.4%. Coverage and compliance was more in rural areas compared\udto urban. The most common reason quoted for not consuming drugs was fear of adverse effects\ud(72.2%) The incidence of adverse events was 0.2%. Even though 75% of them were aware of the\uddisease elephantiasis, only 45.4% had knowledge regarding MDA programme. The knowledge of\uddrug distributors towards MDA and filariasis was found to be adequate. Conclusions: Coverage\udand compliance towards MDA in Bidar district was poor. The coverage and compliance in rural\udareas was higher compared to the urban areas