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

Francis Adjei OseiSam Kofi Tekyi NewtonIsaac NyanorEugene Osei-YeboahEvans Xorse AmuzuNicholas Karikari MensahObed Ofori NyarkoErnest AmanorSamuel Frimpong OdoomSuraj Yawnumah AbubakarMathias DongyeleAliyu MohammedOfeibea AsareStephanie BoadiPeter FuruDan Wolf MeyrowitschEllis Owusu-Dabo

Published in: Global health research and policy (2023)

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.

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