Gender equity in mass drug administration for neglected tropical diseases: Data from 16 countries

International Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2019, Pages 370-378

  Cohn, Daniel A ^a   Kelly, Maureen P ^a   Bhandari, Kalpana ^a   Zoerhoff, Kathryn L ^a   Batcho, Wilfrid E ^b   Drabo, François ^c   Negussu, Nebiyu ^d   Marfo, Benjamin ^e   Goepogui, André ^f   Lemoine, Jean Frantz ^g   Ganefa, Sitti ^h   Massangaie, Marilia ⁱ   Rimal, Pradip ^j   Gnandou, Issa ^k   Anagbogu, Ifeoma N ^l   Ndiaye, Mamadou ^m   Bah, Yakuba Madina ⁿ   Mwingira, Upendo J ^o,p   Awoussi, Marcel S ^q   Tukahebwa, Edridah M ^r   Stelmach, Rachel D ^a   Mingkwan, Pia C ^a   Pou, Bolivar ^s   Koroma, Joseph B ^s   Rotondo, Lisa A ^a   Kraemer, John D ^a,t   Baker, Margaret C ^a   more..

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Benin)

^c MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Burkina Faso)

^d FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^e GHANA HEALTH SERVICE   (Ghana)

^f Ministry of Health BP 585   (Guinea)

^g Ministry of Public Health and Population   (Haïti)

^h MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Indonesia)

ⁱ MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Mozambique)

^j Minister for Health and Population Nepal   (Nepal)

^k Ministry of Public Health   (Niger)

^l Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^m Ministry of Health and Social Action   (Senegal)

ⁿ Ministry of Health Sanitation   (Sierra Leone)

^o Elderly and Children   (Tanzania)

^p NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Tanzania)

^q Ministry of Health and Social Welfare   (Togo)

^r MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^s FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^t GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

more..

Author keywords

equity; gender; mass drug administration; neglected tropical diseases; public health; Sustainable Development Goals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIN; BURKINA FASO; ETHIOPIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GHANA; GUINEA; HAITI; HUMAN; INDONESIA; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOZAMBIQUE; NEGLECTED DISEASE; NEPAL; NIGER; NIGERIA; POPULATION RISK; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENEGAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIERRA LEONE; TANZANIA; TOGO; TROPICAL DISEASE; UGANDA; FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; MALE; SEX FACTOR; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

FEMALE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MASS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NEGLECTED DISEASES; SEX FACTORS; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 85072347201     PISSN: 18763413     EISSN: 18763405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihz012     Document Type: Article

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