Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana

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Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. / Osei, Francis Adjei; Newton, Sam Kofi Tekyi; Nyanor, Isaac; Osei-Yeboah, Eugene; Amuzu, Evans Xorse; Mensah, Nicholas Karikari; Nyarko, Obed Ofori; Amanor, Ernest; Odoom, Samuel Frimpong; Abubakar, Suraj Yawnumah; Dongyele, Mathias; Mohammed, Aliyu; Asare, Ofeibea; Boadi, Stephanie; Furu, Peter; Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf; Owusu-Dabo, Ellis.

I: Global Health Research and Policy, Bind 8, Nr. 1, 47, 2023.

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Osei, FA, Newton, SKT, Nyanor, I, Osei-Yeboah, E, Amuzu, EX, Mensah, NK, Nyarko, OO, Amanor, E, Odoom, SF, Abubakar, SY, Dongyele, M, Mohammed, A, Asare, O, Boadi, S, Furu, P, Meyrowitsch, DW & Owusu-Dabo, E 2023, 'Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana', Global Health Research and Policy, bind 8, nr. 1, 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00331-0

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Osei, F. A., Newton, S. K. T., Nyanor, I., Osei-Yeboah, E., Amuzu, E. X., Mensah, N. K., Nyarko, O. O., Amanor, E., Odoom, S. F., Abubakar, S. Y., Dongyele, M., Mohammed, A., Asare, O., Boadi, S., Furu, P., Meyrowitsch, D. W., & Owusu-Dabo, E. (2023). Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. Global Health Research and Policy, 8(1), [47]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00331-0

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Osei FA, Newton SKT, Nyanor I, Osei-Yeboah E, Amuzu EX, Mensah NK o.a. Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. Global Health Research and Policy. 2023;8(1). 47. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00331-0

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Osei, Francis Adjei ; Newton, Sam Kofi Tekyi ; Nyanor, Isaac ; Osei-Yeboah, Eugene ; Amuzu, Evans Xorse ; Mensah, Nicholas Karikari ; Nyarko, Obed Ofori ; Amanor, Ernest ; Odoom, Samuel Frimpong ; Abubakar, Suraj Yawnumah ; Dongyele, Mathias ; Mohammed, Aliyu ; Asare, Ofeibea ; Boadi, Stephanie ; Furu, Peter ; Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf ; Owusu-Dabo, Ellis. / Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. I: Global Health Research and Policy. 2023 ; Bind 8, Nr. 1.

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title = "Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana",

abstract = "BACKGROUND: Studies on Mass drug administration (MDA) in Ghana targeting various diseases, have mostly focused on factors that affect coverage and compliance to MDA with limited focus on evidence regarding awareness and community perception of the program. Therefore, this study sought to provide empirical evidence on the knowledge of onchocerciasis, and awareness of and participation in the MDA among community members.METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from August to October 2019 in communities within the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. Data was collected from 2,008 respondents. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to measure the associations between socio-demographics, having heard of onchocerciasis and its prevention, and levels of awareness of the MDA program.RESULTS: A total of 1268 respondents (63.2%) were aware of the MDA program. The majority ofMost respondents (74.4%) were of the view that the information given about the program was not enough and 45.4% of the respondents had no idea about the relevance of the MDA program. Respondents who had ever heard about onchocerciasis prevention and persons who had previously participated in the MDA program were more likely to be aware of the MDA program during implementation (AOR = 2.32; 95% CI 1.79-3.01 and AOR = 9.31; 95% CI 7.06-12.26, respectively).CONCLUSIONS: We observed a significant association between being aware of MDA campaigns and knowledge of onchocerciasis and its preventive methods, and participation in previous MDA campaigns. We recommend intensification and improvement of prevention campaigns regarding the onchocerciasis MDA program as key to ensuring increased MDA program participation.",

author = "Osei, {Francis Adjei} and Newton, {Sam Kofi Tekyi} and Isaac Nyanor and Eugene Osei-Yeboah and Amuzu, {Evans Xorse} and Mensah, {Nicholas Karikari} and Nyarko, {Obed Ofori} and Ernest Amanor and Odoom, {Samuel Frimpong} and Abubakar, {Suraj Yawnumah} and Mathias Dongyele and Aliyu Mohammed and Ofeibea Asare and Stephanie Boadi and Peter Furu and Meyrowitsch, {Dan Wolf} and Ellis Owusu-Dabo",

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year = "2023",

doi = "10.1186/s41256-023-00331-0",

language = "English",

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Awareness of and participation in mass drug administration programs used for onchocerciasis control in the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana

AU - Osei, Francis Adjei

AU - Newton, Sam Kofi Tekyi

AU - Nyanor, Isaac

AU - Osei-Yeboah, Eugene

AU - Amuzu, Evans Xorse

AU - Mensah, Nicholas Karikari

AU - Nyarko, Obed Ofori

AU - Amanor, Ernest

AU - Odoom, Samuel Frimpong

AU - Abubakar, Suraj Yawnumah

AU - Dongyele, Mathias

AU - Mohammed, Aliyu

AU - Asare, Ofeibea

AU - Boadi, Stephanie

AU - Furu, Peter

AU - Meyrowitsch, Dan Wolf

AU - Owusu-Dabo, Ellis

PY - 2023

Y1 - 2023

N2 - BACKGROUND: Studies on Mass drug administration (MDA) in Ghana targeting various diseases, have mostly focused on factors that affect coverage and compliance to MDA with limited focus on evidence regarding awareness and community perception of the program. Therefore, this study sought to provide empirical evidence on the knowledge of onchocerciasis, and awareness of and participation in the MDA among community members.METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from August to October 2019 in communities within the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. Data was collected from 2,008 respondents. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to measure the associations between socio-demographics, having heard of onchocerciasis and its prevention, and levels of awareness of the MDA program.RESULTS: A total of 1268 respondents (63.2%) were aware of the MDA program. The majority ofMost respondents (74.4%) were of the view that the information given about the program was not enough and 45.4% of the respondents had no idea about the relevance of the MDA program. Respondents who had ever heard about onchocerciasis prevention and persons who had previously participated in the MDA program were more likely to be aware of the MDA program during implementation (AOR = 2.32; 95% CI 1.79-3.01 and AOR = 9.31; 95% CI 7.06-12.26, respectively).CONCLUSIONS: We observed a significant association between being aware of MDA campaigns and knowledge of onchocerciasis and its preventive methods, and participation in previous MDA campaigns. We recommend intensification and improvement of prevention campaigns regarding the onchocerciasis MDA program as key to ensuring increased MDA program participation.

AB - BACKGROUND: Studies on Mass drug administration (MDA) in Ghana targeting various diseases, have mostly focused on factors that affect coverage and compliance to MDA with limited focus on evidence regarding awareness and community perception of the program. Therefore, this study sought to provide empirical evidence on the knowledge of onchocerciasis, and awareness of and participation in the MDA among community members.METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted from August to October 2019 in communities within the Atwima Nwabiagya North District, Ghana. Data was collected from 2,008 respondents. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to measure the associations between socio-demographics, having heard of onchocerciasis and its prevention, and levels of awareness of the MDA program.RESULTS: A total of 1268 respondents (63.2%) were aware of the MDA program. The majority ofMost respondents (74.4%) were of the view that the information given about the program was not enough and 45.4% of the respondents had no idea about the relevance of the MDA program. Respondents who had ever heard about onchocerciasis prevention and persons who had previously participated in the MDA program were more likely to be aware of the MDA program during implementation (AOR = 2.32; 95% CI 1.79-3.01 and AOR = 9.31; 95% CI 7.06-12.26, respectively).CONCLUSIONS: We observed a significant association between being aware of MDA campaigns and knowledge of onchocerciasis and its preventive methods, and participation in previous MDA campaigns. We recommend intensification and improvement of prevention campaigns regarding the onchocerciasis MDA program as key to ensuring increased MDA program participation.

U2 - 10.1186/s41256-023-00331-0

DO - 10.1186/s41256-023-00331-0

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 37964321

VL - 8

JO - Global Health Research and Policy

JF - Global Health Research and Policy

SN - 2397-0642

IS - 1

M1 - 47

ER -

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