Thuy-Nhien Nguyen|Pham N. Huong Thu|Ngo Trong Hung|Do Hung Son|Nguy?n Thành Tiên|Nguy?n V?n D?ng|Huynh Hong Quang|Lorenz von Seidlein|Phaik Yeong Cheah|Arjen M. Dondorp|Nicholas Day|Nicholas J. White|Tran Tinh Hien
Community perceptions of targeted anti-malarial mass drug administrations in two provinces in Vietnam: a quantitative survey
Oxford University Clinical Research Unit|Oxford University Clinical Research Unit|Oxford University Clinical Research Unit|Oxford University Clinical Research Unit|Oxford University Clinical Research Unit|Cat Tien National Park|National Institute of Malariology, Parasitology and Entomology|Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit|Mahidol University|Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit|Mahidol University|Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit|Mahidol University|Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit|Mahidol University|Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit|Mahidol University|Churchill Hospital
part targeted malaria elimination project mass drug administrations mdas conducted vietnam impact mdas malaria transmission depends largely efficacy antimalarial drug regimen malaria epidemiology site population coverage explore people participate mdas others quantitative survey villagers perceptions undertaken vietnamin 20132014 mdas conducted village binh phuoc province village ninh thuan province within three months drug administration 59 respondents village binh phuoc 79 respondents village ninh thuan randomly selected interviewedcomprehension purpose intervention paramount importance participation intervention respondents aware intervention aims protect malaria significantly likely participate respondents unaware mdas purpose secondly villagers informed critical participation strong association sensitization informant member local health team participation interventionthe study suggests several approaches increase participation mass drug administration campaigns training trustworthy informants sensitize study population critical maximize village participation setting achieve high coverage entire community must understand agree intervention