Receiving information on Mass Drug Administration of Lymphatic Filariasis and the drug compliance among population in Narathiwat Province in 2007
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2010-02-04
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Journal of the Vector - Borne Diseases
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The objective of this study was to know about mass drug administration (MDA) coverage rate, receiving information coverage rate and information channel of the people who lived in transmission area (TA) at Narathiwat province. This was done by using questionaires completed by population of 425 people. Between 4-15 June 2007 and after the MDA campaign. The result of this study showed that the MDA coverage rate was 86.4 % and information coverage rate was 79.3 %. The most information channel received by the target group were health volunteers (60.9 %) and communities radio (43.3 %) respective. When the relationship between channel and drug taking was studied, it was found that only communities radio was significant (p = .001). In the same way, the significant factors of the population data that relates with radio (p \< .05) were age, education and residential area. In conclusion; MDA coverage rate in this study (≥ 85 %) was higher than the expectation, event there were political crisis in this province effecting the disease control, the radio is an effective information transfer channel. However, it could not cover all transmission areas of the province. It is necessary, to further study other population characteristics and lifestyle that may affect the selection of information receiving channel. Key Word : Receiving information, Filariasis, Mass Drug Administration
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Journal of the Vector - Borne Diseases; Vol. 4 No. 2 July - December 2007; 38 - 46