The acceptability of mass administrations of anti-malarial drugs as part of targeted malaria elimination in villages along the Thai–Myanmar border

Malaria Journal

Research

Lorenz von Seidlein¹  May Myo Thwin²  Kyawt Kyawt²  Poe Thit Oo²  Jacqueline Roger Min²  William PoWah²  Nan Lin Yee²  Peapah Peapah²  Jacher Wiladphaingern²  Suphak Nosten²  Ladda Kajeechiwa²  Paw Wah Shee²  Elvina Elvina²  Francois Nosten³ 

[1] Mahidol Oxford Research Unit, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand;Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Thailand;Shoklo Malaria Research Unit, Mae Sot, Thailand;Nuffield Department of Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;

关键词: Malaria;    Mass drug administration;    Targeted malaria control;    Community engagement;    Social mobilisation;    Acceptance;    Knowledge;    Behaviour;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12936-016-1528-7

 received in 2016-07-22, accepted in 2016-09-09,  发布年份 2016

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundA targeted malaria elimination project, including mass drug administrations (MDA) of dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine plus a single low dose primaquine is underway in villages along the Thailand Myanmar border. The intervention has multiple components but the success of the project will depend on the participation of the entire communities. Quantitative surveys were conducted to study reasons for participation or non-participation in the campaign with the aim to identify factors associated with the acceptance and participation in the mass drug administrations.MethodsThe household heads in four study villages in which MDAs had taken place previously were interviewed between January 2014 and July 2015.Results174/378 respondents (46 %) completed three rounds of three drug doses each, 313/378 (83 %) took at least three consecutive doses and 56/378 (15 %) did not participate at all in the MDA. The respondents from the two villages (KNH and TPN) were much more likely to participate in the MDA than respondents from the other two villages (HKT and TOT). The more compliant villages KNH and TPN had both an appearance of cohesive communities with similar demographic and ethnic backgrounds. By contrast the villages with low participation were unique. One village was fragmented following years of armed conflict and many respondents gave little inclination to cooperate with outsiders. The other village with low MDA coverage was characterised by a high percentage of short-term residents with little interest in community interventions. A universal reason for non-participation in the MDA applicable to all villages was an inadequate understanding of the intervention.ConclusionsIt is unlikely that community engagement can unite fragmented communities in participating in an intervention, which benefits the community. Understanding the purpose and the reasons underlying the intervention is an important pre-condition for participation. In the absence of direct benefits and a complete understanding of the indirect benefits trust in the investigators is critical for participation.

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