Cost and budget impact of mass drug administration compared to expanded school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminth control in Zamboanga Peninsula, the PhilippinesResearch in context

Cost and budget impact of mass drug administration compared to expanded school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy for soil-transmitted helminth control in Zamboanga Peninsula, the PhilippinesResearch in context

Summary: Background: School-based targeted preventive chemotherapy (PC), the primary strategy for soil-transmitted helminth (STH) control, typically focusing on primary schoolchildren, was expanded to secondary school students in the Philippines in 2016. This program still excludes adults, who may...

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Main Authors: John Paul Caesar delos Trinos, Luc E. Coffeng, Fernando Garcia, Jr., Vicente Belizario, Jr., Virginia Wiseman, Caroline Watts, Susana Vaz Nery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-09-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Subjects:
Soil-transmitted helminths
Expanded school-based targeted preventive chemotherapy
Mass drug administration
Cost analysis
Cost survey
Budget impact analysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606524001561

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