Promoting factors of adherence to annual mass drug administration for schistosomiasis among farmers in an endemic Southeast Asian setting: a cross-sectional study in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
Takao Suzuki, Gernan Santiago Alejandro, Yuichi Chigusa, Junko Yasuoka · 2026
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Takao Suzuki and colleagues study why farmers in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, join or skip yearly mass drug treatment for schistosomiasis. The disease is a parasitic infection tied to water contact in rice farming. Their community study enrolled 342 farmers in Victoria, the municipality with the highest reported prevalence, pairing a questionnaire with abdominal ultrasound scans.
Overall, 65.2% of participants joined the annual treatment round. Ultrasound signs possibly linked to the disease appeared in 37.7% of farmers, more often among those who took treatment than those who skipped it. Family history of infection ran higher among non-adherent farmers, while personal history ran the other way. The authors use these patterns to suggest how outreach could lift participation.
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| CREATOR | Takao Suzuki, Gernan Santiago Alejandro, Yuichi Chigusa, Junko Yasuoka |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |