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. 2021 Jul 22;15(7):e0009462. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009462

Table 3. Strategy for Preventive Chemotherapy through MDA implementation in 2017 Fiscal Year based on the status of endemicity at district levels.

Regions Districts Endemicity Level Preventive Chemotherapy (PC)-Strategy
Soil-transmitted helminthiasis (sth) Schistosomiasis (sch) Albendazole (alb), Only Praziquantel (pzq), Only Albendazole + Praziquantel Remarks
CRR Fulladu West 1.27% 19.45% alb = *case; pzq = MDA
CRR Niamina East 3% 5.5% alb = case; pzq = MDA
CRR Niamina West 0% 2.5% sch = MDA
CRR Niani 1.6% 22.4% alb = case; pzq = *MDA
CRR Nianijaa 0% 3.81% pzq = MDA
CRR Sami 0.78% 18.24% alb = case; pzq = MDA
LRR Jarra Central 8% 1% alb = case; pzq = MDA
LRR Jarra East 2.67% 2% alb = case; pzq = MDA
LRR Jarra West 0% 2.5% pzq = MDA
LRR Kiang Central 3% 1.5% alb = case; pzq = MDA
LRR Kiang East 2% 0% alb = case
LRR Kiang West 5.71% 0% alb = case
NBE Lower Baddibu 0.8% 0.4% alb = case; pzq = MDA
NBE Upper Baddibu 0.82% 0.7% alb = case; pzq = MDA
NBW Lower Nuimi 0.29% 0% alb = case
URR Fulladu East 1.54% 3.99% alb = case; pzq = MDA
URR Wuli 2% 19.09% alb = case; pzq = MDA
WR Foni Bondali 6% 0% alb = case
WR Foni Jarrol 0% 10% pzq = MDA
WR Kombo Central 7.2% 0.25% alb = case; pzq = MDA
WR Kombo East 2.2% 1.4% alb = case; pzq = MDA
WR Kombo North 3.89% 0% alb = case
WR Kombo South 22% 0% alb = MDA
WR1 Banjul 55% 0% alb = MDA
WR1 Kanifing 1.27 0.07% alb = case

KEY: For STH, 0.1–19.9% = Low Prevalence, 20.0–49.9% = Medium Prevalence, ≥ 50% = High Prevalence, For SCH, 0.1–9.9% = Low Prevalence, 10.0–19.9% = Medium Prevalence, 20.0–49.9% = High Prevalence, ≥ 50% = Very High Prevalence, * Case = Treatment on a case-by-case basis, *MDA = mass drug administration, *Rx = Treatment