Investigation of lymphatic filariasis distribution, morbidity management and disability prevention in Bangladesh

Hafiz, Israt (2018) Investigation of lymphatic filariasis distribution, morbidity management and disability prevention in Bangladesh PhD thesis, University of Liverpool.

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Abstract

Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a mosquito-borne parasitic disease, is a major cause of disability in Bangladesh with an estimated 70 million people at risk of infection and tens of thousands suffering from the main clinical conditions. LF is targeted for elimination as part of the Global Programme to Eliminate LF (GPELF), which aims to interrupt transmission through mass drug administration (MDA) and providing patient care to those affected through morbidity management and disability prevention (MMD). Since 2001, the National LF Elimination Programme in Bangladesh has successfully scaled up MDA and of interrupted transmission. More recently the LF Programme has focussed on MMDP strategies, however there were significant gaps in knowledge, little understood about the distribution of disease and local communities and health workers. In this context, this research project aimed to address the current status of LF disability and its management including i) to examine the historical distribution of clinical cases in an endemic district, ii) determine the number and prevalence of LF after MDA activities, iii) to determine the knowledge, attitude, practices (KAP) of community members and patients and iv) to assess the ... (continues)

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Divisions:	Faculty of Health & Life Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	28 Nov 2018 13:17
Last Modified:	31 Oct 2024 17:19
DOI:	10.17638/03027338
Supervisors:	Kelly-Hope, Louise ORCID: 0000-0002-3330-7629
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3027338
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