[The accessibility for anthelmintic administration by different supply patterns in mass deworming].
Questionnairing was performed in selected fields. Data were collected including the number of people who were getting/taking medicines, reasons for not getting/taking medicines, and a comparison was made on the rates of getting/taking drugs among three patterns of medicine supply. In the mode of drug-receiving at public expense, the rates of getting drugs and taking drugs were 98.4% and 94.1% respectively in Hainan province, 93.2% and 90.9% in Guizhou province. In the mode of drug-delivery at public expense, the rates of getting drugs and taking drugs were 97.5% and 96.4% in Hainan province, 98.8% and 96.5% in Hunan province. In the mode of drug-purchase at people' s own expense, the rates of getting drugs and taking drugs were 96.8% and 95.6% in Guizhou province, 94.4% and 91.5% in Sichuan province. The reasons for not taking drugs included forgetting, drug-losing or unwell condition. Three patterns of drug supply can get satisfactory results through careful arrangement. The government can choose an appropriate pattern suited to local conditions.
Zhang
Qian
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Office of Schistosomiasis Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 100050, China.
Li
Hua-Zhong
HZ
D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008509:Medication Systems / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012987:Soil / Q000469:parasitology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D012987:Soil