Feasibility of school-based health intervention for compliance of mass drug administration for soil transmitted helminthiasis in Bangladesh

<p><i>Background:</i> Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Programs has been conducting bi-annually<i> </i>at school level to eliminate Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) from Bangladesh since 2008. Because of very low MDA coverage in Bangladesh, this study explored the perceptions of stakeholders about MDA program implementation, knowledge of students regarding helminthiasis and MDA including its potential barriers.</p> <p><i>Methods:</i> 258 students of grade IV of three public schools from Khulna district, Bangladesh were randomly selected. This study follows mixed-method approach while Qualitative methods were used to evaluate the perception, barriers and favourable environment based on IDIs and FGDs with key stakeholders and quantitative method used to assess the students’ response to School-Based Health Education (SBHE) intervention and knowledge of STH and MDA. </p> <p><i>Results:</i> In…