Compliance to a Five-Year Biannual Ivermectin Treatment for Onchocerciasis Elimination and Its Determinants among Adults in the Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Background. Community-directed treatment with ivermectin twice a year is a major action to control onchocerciasis in endemic countries. Even though the community-directed treatment with ivermectin was proven effective in treating the disease, the level of compliance to the treatment and its contribu...

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Main Authors: Bedilu Kifle, Mamo Nigatu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Parasitology Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8866639