title: Modeling the dynamics of incentives in community drug distribution programs.
abstract: Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control programs rely on an army of volunteers, or community drug distributors (CDDs), to distribute preventative drug packages through community and school-based platforms. Both monetary and non-monetary incentives are frequently provided to CDDs, although the impact on program performance is not well documented or understood. This article presents a descriptive framework to help visualize the dynamics of incentives as part of mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns and to guide future research in this area.
authors.affiliation: Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: pdowns@rti.org.
authors.forename: Philip W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Downs
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Lauren E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Bardin
authors.affiliation: Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Hubert Department of Global Health, Atlanta, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D008509:Medication Systems; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009042:Motivation; D014330:Tropical Medicine