title: Awareness of health personnel about lymphatic filariasis and mass drug administration in Kerala State.
abstract: The mass drug administration programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis with DEC in Kerala was started in 1997, extended to all the 11 endemic districts by 2005. Since the beginning of Mass drug Administration, the drug consumption rate was found to be not satisfactory. The reasons for noncompliance indicated that the community is not fully convinced about the programme. The knowledge of the medical and para medical workers is certainly a factor in the success of implementation of the programme and is vital. To ascertain the knowledge, a study was undertaken and found not satisfactory. Hence intensive training on all aspects of lymphatic filariasis and the Mass drug Administration programme to achieve the requisite drug consumption rate to meet the goal is needed.
authors.affiliation: Regional Filaria Training & Research Centre, Karaparamba, Kozhikode, Kerala. mksali555@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ali M K
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Showkath
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Regu
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajendran
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mohanan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ganesh
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002009:Brugia / Q000187:drug effects; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005369:Filaricides / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D010349:Patient Compliance; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D005369:Filaricides