Open AccessCoverage of mass drug administration for elimination of lymphatic filariasis in urban Nagpur, Central India: A mixed method study
Author(s) -
Sitikantha Banerjee,
Kajari Bandyopadhyay,
Mubashshera Firdous Khan,
Sujiv Akkilagunta,
Kalaiselvi Selvaraj,
Jaya Prasad Tripathy,
Ranjan Solanki,
Arvind Singh Kushwaha,
Pradeep Deshmukh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_503_19
Subject(s) - medicine , mass drug administration , lymphatic filariasis , context (archaeology) , environmental health , pill , logistic regression , consumption (sociology) , thematic analysis , slum , qualitative research , filariasis , demography , population , immunology , nursing , social science , sociology , helminths , paleontology , biology
Mass Drug Administration (MDA) coverage remains an important indicator in elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis (LF), especially in context of recent changes in programme strategies in India, such as incorporation of Ivermectin and involvement of urban Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs). This study aimed at assessing the coverage and compliance with MDA of Filariasis as well as exploring perspective of beneficiaries for non-consumption in selected slum area of Nagpur city.