Implementation challenges and opportunities for improved mass treatment uptake for lymphatic filariasis elimination: Perceptions and experiences of community drug distributors of coastal Kenya

Doris W. Njomo; Bridget W. Kimani; Lydiah W. Kibe; Collins Okoyo; Wyckliff P. Omondi; Hadley M. Sultani

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009012

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Implementation challenges and opportunities for improved mass treatment uptake for lymphatic filariasis elimination: Perceptions and experiences of community drug distributors of coastal Kenya

Doris W. Njomo ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: dnjomo@kemri.org, dorisnjomo@gmail.com

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC) Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3935-4036

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Bridget W. Kimani,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC) Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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Lydiah W. Kibe,

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC) Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8500-8500

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Collins Okoyo,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Eastern and Southern Africa Centre of International Parasite Control (ESACIPAC) Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-1359

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Wyckliff P. Omondi,

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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Hadley M. Sultani

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Division of Vector Borne and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya
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Implementation challenges and opportunities for improved mass treatment uptake for lymphatic filariasis elimination: Perceptions and experiences of community drug distributors of coastal Kenya

Doris W. Njomo,
Bridget W. Kimani,
Lydiah W. Kibe,
Collins Okoyo,
Wyckliff P. Omondi,
Hadley M. Sultani

Published: December 28, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009012

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