Non-adherence to ivermectin in onchocerciasis-endemic communities with persistent infection in the Bono Region of Ghana: a mixed-methods study

Non-adherence to ivermectin in onchocerciasis-endemic communities with persistent infection in the Bono Region of Ghana: a mixed-methods study

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has proposed that onchocerciasis elimination (interruption) of transmission be verified in 12 (approximately a third) endemic countries by 2030. The strategy to reach this goal is based on ivermectin Mass Drug Administration (MDA) with high geographi...

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Main Authors: Kenneth Bentum Otabil, María-Gloria Basáñez, Blessing Ankrah, Emmanuel John Bart-Plange, Theophilus Nti Babae, Prince-Charles Kudzordzi, Vera Achiaa Darko, Abdul Sakibu Raji, Lydia Datsa, Andrews Agyapong Boakye, Michael Tawiah Yeboah, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Robert Colebunders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Onchocerciasis
Ivermectin
Mass drug administration
Non-adherence
Mixed-methods
Ghana
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08806-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-023-08806-8

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