Evaluation of Mass Drug Administration (A Cross Sectional Study in Sanggu Village, South Barito, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia)

Barito Selatan was one of the endemic areas of filariasis with Mf rate of 1.34% in 2004. MDA filariasis has been carried out in 2005-2013 gradually. Transmission assessment survey in 2014 obtained Mf rate of 1.7% with most cases in the village Sanggu. As a result, South Barito must add MDA Filariasis for 2 years. MDA filariasis 2015 was done. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the filariasis mass treatment, indicated with Mf rate and type of microfilariae,in the village Sanggu South Barito regency in Central Kalimantan. This research was a descriptive with cross sectional design. The sample was part of filariasis MDA target in 2015 aged> 2 years in the village of Sanggu. The sampling technique using a simple random sampling. The minimum sample size as many as 102 people. The inclusion criteriawere willing to become subject and age <15 years accompanied by a parent. We excluded subjects who moved from Sanggu village,pregnant, and children aged <5 years of marasmus.The results showed that the rate Mf Sanggu Village at 2.9% with type B. malayi microfilariae. Characteristics of subjectswere average age of 36.24 years, 52.9% were female, 25.5% were students, 35.3% had finished high school, 67.1% had poor knowledge, 55.9% were taking the medication from MDA program and 59.8% did not received support from implementer elimination (TPE). Suggested to do follow up study for variables that may be associated with filariasis mass treatment such as the degree of endemicity, gender, education, knowledge, practice taking medication, the support of implementer elimination, selective treatment of old patients and monitoring the implementation of filariasis mass treatment.