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      <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Perspectives in Medical Research</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2348-229X</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">2348-1447</issn>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">11</article-id>
      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47799/pimr.1101.11</article-id>
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          <bold id="strong-ff30e05db9004dc0971954bcdaf4f549">Assessment of coverage and compliance of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in Medak District-2021</bold>
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          <name id="name-8b583f2c6b8344e5abfdbcc3419c6133">
            <surname>Sayyad</surname>
            <given-names>Tajmul</given-names>
          </name>
          <email>sayyad.tajmul2@gmail.com</email>
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          <name id="name-e4e82b73bf0948a29c7885cb95ef4829">
            <surname>Md</surname>
            <given-names>Mustafa Ahmed</given-names>
          </name>
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          <name id="name-5d78997738324bd5a9dbd59ab14831ac">
            <surname>Khaja</surname>
            <given-names>Azizuddin Junaidi</given-names>
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          <name id="name-84ce26a49728432792512f4cc1345192">
            <surname>Bhayya</surname>
            <given-names>S</given-names>
          </name>
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        <aff id="aff-92f5161ce5c446f9832038cb79a0b935">
          <institution>Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, MNRMC Sangareddy</institution>
          <addr-line>Telangana</addr-line>
        </aff>
        <aff id="a-bc19866455ae">
          <institution>Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, ESIC MC Kalaburagi</institution>
          <addr-line>Karnataka</addr-line>
        </aff>
        <aff id="a-4f07f4d0d142">
          <institution>Professor and HOD, Department of Community Medicine, MNRMC Sangareddy</institution>
          <addr-line>Telangana</addr-line>
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      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>30</day>
        <month>5</month>
        <year>2023</year>
      </pub-date>
      <volume>11</volume>
      <issue>1</issue>
      <fpage>68</fpage>
      <lpage>73</lpage>
      <history>
        <date date-type="received">
          <day>25</day>
          <month>1</month>
          <year>2023</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="accepted">
          <day>16</day>
          <month>2</month>
          <year>2023</year>
        </date>
        <date date-type="rev-recd">
          <day>13</day>
          <month>2</month>
          <year>2023</year>
        </date>
      </history>
      <permissions>
        <copyright-statement>Perspectives in Medical Research is committed to keeping research articles Open Access. Journal permits any users to read, download, copy, print, search, or link to the full texts of these articles, or use them for any other lawful purpose, without financial, legal, or technical barriers subject to proper attribution and ownership of the rights.</copyright-statement>
        <copyright-year>2023</copyright-year>
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      <abstract id="abstract-abstract-title-a34bace836e54a048614493e076445b3">
        <title id="abstract-title-a34bace836e54a048614493e076445b3">Abstract</title>
        <p id="paragraph-f77ff78587704a5f8a86cfc802c16cb1">In India Mass Drug Administration (MDA) drive is undertaken every year. In mass drug administration DEC and Albendazole combination is used. For the strategy to be effective, more than 85% of those living in endemic areas must be covered by MDA. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study in which family clusters were selected from rural and urban areas. Information about coverage, compliance with MDA and knowledge of filariasis was obtained using a questionnaire. Data were analysed using percentages and proportions. Results: In this study, about 92.51% of the study participants received DEC and ABZ tablets during MDA, of which 95.14 % of participants consumed the drugs. The most common cause of noncompliance was fear of side effects. Conclusion: Coverage of the population with DEC and albendazole combination was good but compliance needs to be improved. IEC activities should be intensified. Local leaders should be involved in the programme to increase compliance. </p>
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        <title>Keywords</title>
        <kwd>MDA</kwd>
        <kwd>DEC</kwd>
        <kwd>Coverage</kwd>
        <kwd>Compliance</kwd>
        <kwd>Filaria</kwd>
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      <funding-group>
        <funding-statement>Nil</funding-statement>
      </funding-group>
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