The effectiveness of malaria camps as part of the malaria control program in Odisha, India
Abstrak
AbstractDurgama Anchalare Malaria Nirakaran (DAMaN) is a multi-component malaria intervention for hard-to-reach villages in Odisha, India. The main component, malaria camps (MCs), consists of mass screening, treatment, education, and intensified vector control. We evaluated MC effectiveness using a quasi-experimental cluster-assigned stepped-wedge study with a pretest–posttest control group in 15 villages: six immediate (Arm A), six delayed (Arm B), and three previous interventions (Arm C). The primary outcome was PCR + Plasmodium infection prevalence. The time (i.e., baseline vs. follow-up 3) x study arm interaction term shows that there were statistically significant lower odds of PCR + Plasmodium infection in Arm A (AOR = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.17, 0.74) but not Arm C as compared to Arm B at the third follow-up. The cost per person ranged between US$3–8, the cost per tested US$4–9, and the cost per treated US$82–1,614, per camp round. These results suggest that the DAMaN intervention is a promising and financially feasible approach for malaria control.
Penulis (12)
Danielle C. Ompad
Timir K. Padhan
Anne Kessler
Yesim Tozan
Abbey M. Jones
Anna Maria van Eijk
Steven A. Sullivan
Mohammed A. Haque
Madan Mohan Pradhan
Sanjib Mohanty
Jane M. Carlton
Praveen K. Sahu
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2023
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 2×
- Sumber Database
- CrossRef
- DOI
- 10.1038/s41598-023-46220-x
- Akses
- Open Access ✓