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Assessment of Mass Drug Administration activities for Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination in Vizianagaram District of Andhra Pradesh
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Background: Lymphatic Filariasis commonly known as elephantiasis is a painful and profoundly disfiguring disease that has a major social and economic impact. Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programme for the elimination Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) has been implemented globally since 1997 and the MDA campaign launched in India during 2004 to interrupt the transmission of Lymphatic Filariasis
Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from 13th to16th June, 2019 in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. The three rural and one urban area of Vizianagaram district were selected using multistage cluster sampling technique Clusters of 30 houses from one village of each PHC and one ward of urban area with a total of 120 households were selected for the study.
Results: A total of 120 households covering 456 population were surveyed out of which 47.1% were male and rest 52.9 % were females. Overall drug distribution coverage is 94% and effective coverage rate is 88%.
Conclusions: There is a pressing need to promote operational research on possible transmission from nearby districts and confirmatory mapping of uncertain areas. Further qualitative comprehensive studies with more diverse participants are needed to ascertain the causal relationship.
Methods: The present study is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted from 13th to16th June, 2019 in Vizianagaram district of Andhra Pradesh. The three rural and one urban area of Vizianagaram district were selected using multistage cluster sampling technique Clusters of 30 houses from one village of each PHC and one ward of urban area with a total of 120 households were selected for the study.
Results: A total of 120 households covering 456 population were surveyed out of which 47.1% were male and rest 52.9 % were females. Overall drug distribution coverage is 94% and effective coverage rate is 88%.
Conclusions: There is a pressing need to promote operational research on possible transmission from nearby districts and confirmatory mapping of uncertain areas. Further qualitative comprehensive studies with more diverse participants are needed to ascertain the causal relationship.
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