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Implementing Population-Based Mass Drug Administration For Malaria: Experience From A High Transmission Setting In North Eastern Uganda, Richard Elliott
Implementing Population-Based Mass Drug Administration For Malaria: Experience From A High Transmission Setting In North Eastern Uganda, Richard Elliott
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Background: Mass drug administration (MDA) is a suggested mean to accelerate efforts towards elimination and attainment of malaria-free status. There is limited evidence of suitable methods of implementing MDA programme to achieve a high coverage and compliance in low-income countries. The objective of this paper is to assess the impact of this MDA delivery strategy while using coverage measured as effective population in the community and population available.
Methods: Population-based MDA was implemented as a part of a larger program in a high transmission setting in Uganda. Four rounds of interventions were implemented over a period of 2 years at …