Ivermectin Treatment Coverage Validation in Two Onchocerciasis Endemic Districts in Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study, 2019.

Chuchu Churko Manaye Yihune TeshaleAbinet TeshomeYilma ChishaBirhanu GetachewMarkos SleshiMekuria Asnakew AsfawTamiru ShibiruNebiyu Negussu AyeleFikre SeifeZerihun ZerdoAlemayehu Bekele Kassahun

Published in: Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare (2021)

In conclusion, the treatment coverage of onchocerciasis in this survey was higher than minimum national desired therapeutic coverage. Treatment coverage in Wombera was higher than Itang special district. In addition, children who attended school had a higher chance of swallowing the drug.

Keyphrases

healthcare
young adults
emergency department
south africa
combination therapy
electronic health record
drug induced
drug administration