Compliance and adherence

Assess the overall acceptability of the 3-drug treatment in the community as compared to the 2-drug treatment

Assess the overall acceptability of the 3-drug treatment in the community as compared to the 2-drug treatment

•What is the influence of social and behavioural incentives on the increase in cost-effective demand for deworming medication among adult population?

•What is the impact of social incentives on take-up and cost-effectiveness of deworming treatment?

•What is the impact of consumption incentives on take-up and cost-effectiveness deworming treatment?

•Can any increase in takeup be attributed to signaling effect wherein individuals are motivated to access treatment in order to demonstrate that they have engaged in pro-social behavior?

To determine the feasibility and best practices of using the Supervisor's Coverage Tool to monitor community and school-based distribution and integrated MDA.

To pilot a rapid coverage supervision tool (now known as the Supervisor's Coverage Tool) that can be used to determine if the supervision areas under investigation are likely to have exceeded the WHO threshold for coverage and to serve as an in-process monitoring tool for supervising the MDA distribution. Report to WHO M&E working group; potential for inclusion in future WHO program assessment guidelines.

To measure the feasibility of using a PPES sampling approach with segmentation within each EA to measure coverage. In addition to collecting data on coverage the team also used mobile devices to collect data on time and distance traveled as well as the availability of village registers. These data contribute to the larger coverage evaluation study taking place in multiple countries.

Compare coverage evaluation methods to identify a method that is statistically rigorous and feasible for programs. This study will focus on assessing MDA coverage for lymphatic filariasis by comparing the cost, time and feasibility of 3 different methods: the EPI approach (n=1768), LQAS design (n=95) and probability sampling alternatives (n=1768).

Compare coverage evaluation methods to identify a method that is statistically rigorous and feasible for programs. This study will focus on assessing MDA coverage for lymphatic filariasis by comparing the cost, time and feasibility of 3 different methods: the EPI approach (n=1768), LQAS design (n=95) and probability sampling alternatives (n=1768).

Compare coverage evaluation methods to identify a method that is statistically rigorous and feasible for programs. This study will focus on assessing MDA coverage for lymphatic filariasis by comparing the cost, time and feasibility of the EPI approach (n=1768), LQAS design (n=95) and probability sampling alternatives (n=1768).

Re-mapping LF in low-prevalence areas.