Modeling the dynamics of incentives in community drug distribution programs

Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control programs rely on an army of volunteers, or community drug distributors (CDDs), to distribute preventative drug packages through community and school-based platforms. Both monetary and non-monetary incentives are frequently provided to CDDs, although the impac...

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Published inTrends in parasitology Vol. 30; no. 7; pp. 317 - 319
Main Authors Downs, Philip W, Bardin, Lauren E, McFarland, Deborah A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2014
Subjects
Delivery of Health Care
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Humans
Infectious Disease
Medication Systems
Models, Theoretical
Motivation
Tropical Medicine
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Summary:Neglected tropical disease (NTD) control programs rely on an army of volunteers, or community drug distributors (CDDs), to distribute preventative drug packages through community and school-based platforms. Both monetary and non-monetary incentives are frequently provided to CDDs, although the impact on program performance is not well documented or understood. This article presents a descriptive framework to help visualize the dynamics of incentives as part of mass drug administration (MDA) campaigns and to guide future research in this area.
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ISSN:1471-4922
1471-5007
DOI:10.1016/j.pt.2014.04.001