Community perceptions and acceptability of mass drug administration for the control of neglected tropical diseases in Asia-Pacific countries: A systematic scoping review of qualitative research.
Elke MitchellAngela Kelly-HankuAlison KrentelLucia RomaniLeanne J RobinsonSusana Vaz NeryJohn KaldorAndrew C SteerStephen BellPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2022)
For many countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the "low hanging fruit has been picked" in terms of where mass drug administration has worked and transmission has been stopped. The settings that remain-such as remote areas of Fiji and Papua New Guinea, or large, highly populated, multi-cultural urban settings in India and Indonesia-present huge challenges going forward.