02264nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260003400042653005700076653002100133653002700154100001300181700001400194700001200208700001500220700001500235700001300250700001100263700001800274700001400292245015200306856011000458520141700568022002501985       2021                            d  bOxford University Press (OUP)10aPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health10aGeneral Medicine10aHealth(social science)1 aBaker MC1 aBardosh K1 aFitch E1 aMbabazi PS1 aMwingira U1 aDireny A1 aDean L1 aSutherland EG1 aKrentel A00aIncorporating qualitative research methods into the monitoring and evaluation of neglected tropical disease programmes: a scoping literature review  uhttps://academic.oup.com/inthealth/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/inthealth/ihab059/40515622/ihab059.pdf3 a<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title>
               <jats:p>This publication addresses the limited use of qualitative methods in neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes. It describes a scoping literature review conducted to inform the development of a guide to inform the use of rapid qualitative assessments to strengthen NTD mass drug administration (MDA) programmes. The review assessed how qualitative methods are currently used by NTD programmes and identified qualitative approaches from other health and development programmes with the potential to strengthen the design of MDA interventions. Systematic review articles were reviewed and searched using key terms conducted on Google Scholar and PubMed. Results show that methods used by NTD programmes rely heavily on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews, often with time-consuming analysis and limited information on how results are applied. Results from other fields offered insight into a wider range of methods, including participatory approaches, and on how to increase programmatic uptake of findings. Recommendations on how to apply these findings to NTD control are made. The topic of human resources for qualitative investigations is explored and a guide to improve MDAs using qualitative methods is introduced. This guide has direct applicability across the spectrum of NTDs as well as other public health programmes.</jats:p>  a1876-3413, 1876-3405