02130nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260005900042653002400101653001500125653001200140653001800152653001400170653001900184100001800203700001400221700000800235700001900243245012500262300001000387490000700397520145900404022002501863       2024                            d  bInstitute of Medico-legal Publications Private Limited10aDrug administration10aFilariasis10aMalaria10aCommunication10aEducation10aPublic health 1 aHoolageri MSH1 aKotabal R1 aK K1 aJayashree K S 00aEvaluation Of Mass Drug Administration Programme For Elimination Of Lymphatic Filariasis In Kalburgi District, Karnataka  a73-770 v153 a<p>&nbsp;Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is endemic in 83 countries and territories, with more than a billion people at risk of infection. Filariasis has been a major public health problem in India next only to Malaria. Present study was done to assess&nbsp; coverage&nbsp; and&nbsp; compliance&nbsp; of&nbsp; mass&nbsp; drug&nbsp; administration&nbsp; (MDA)&nbsp; against&nbsp; lymphatic&nbsp; Filariasis&nbsp; in&nbsp; Kalaburgi district. Methods: A coverage evaluation survey was done in one urban and three rural clusters in Kalaburgi district. The data was compiled, tabulated and analyzed using proportions. Results:&nbsp; Among total of 683 subjects who were interviewed, 54.61%. were male subjects and only 406 (62.08% )of the participants have received the drugs. Out of the 406 persons who have received the drugs, 76.6% persons have consumed the drugs. Only 3.54% of study subjects consumed tablets in front of health workers. A total of 277&nbsp; subjects &nbsp;did not&nbsp; consume the&nbsp; tablets.The reasons for non consumption of tablets were , 66.06% told drug distributor did not visit,&nbsp; 8.3% &nbsp;said that they were out of station and 7.94% subjects were not aware. Among the total only 9 persons suffered from nausea and vomiting. Conclusions:&nbsp; There is an urgent need for more effective drug delivery strategies and also proper IEC should be done to educate and to improve the coverage and compliance in the districts.</p>
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