Volume : 5, Issue : 3, March - 2016

A COMMUNITY BASED STUDY TO ASSESS IMPACT OF MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION FOR LYMPHATIC FILARIASIS ELIMINATION AND PATIENT�S COMPLIANCE IN CHINDWARA DISTRICT OF MADHYA PRADESH.

Amit Malviya, Daneshwar Singh, Mahesh Gupta, Saumitra Sethia, Binti Simhal

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Background- Lymphatic filariasis is one of the oldest and most debilitating diseases known to humanity. Filariasis has been a major public health problem in India next to malaria. Objective:- evaluate coverage and compliance rate of Mass Drug Administration, Review of factors that influence individual compliance with Mass Drug Administration and to know the causes for non compliance. Methodology:- House to house cross-sectional study was carried out as per the standard guidelines and detailed questionnaire prepared by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Program during 2013 and 2014. Results:- A total 501 and 608 population was covered during survey in 2013 and 2014 respectively from 120 families in each year. Coverage rate were found 90.75% and 91.01% in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Total 299 and 362 persons were found who actually consumed tablet and compliance rate among them were 67.64% and 68.69% in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Conclusion:- In comparison to previous years there is improvement in 2014 but still there is need of strengthening in terms of logistics, IEC and health education efforts, supervised consumption, retraining of service provider before MDA activities, side effects and morbidity management, and to increase community participation.</p>