A multicenter, community-based, mixed methods assessment of the acceptability of a triple drug regimen for elimination of lymphatic filariasis.
Alison KrentelNandha BaskerMadsen Beau de RocharsJoshua BogusDaniel DilliottAbdel N DirenyChristine DubrayPeter U FischerAdriani Lomi GaCharles W GossMyra HardyCade HowardPurushothaman JambulingamChristopher L KingMoses LamanJean Frantz LemoineShruti MallyaLeanne J RobinsonJosaia SamuelaKen B SchechtmanAndrew C SteerTaniawati SupaliLivingstone TavulGary J WeilPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
IDA and DA regimens for LF elimination were highly and equally acceptable in individuals participating in the community-based safety study in Fiji, Haiti, India, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. Country variation in acceptability was significant. Acceptability of the professionalism of the treatment delivery was highlighted.