Community-directed delivery of doxycycline for the treatment of onchocerciasis in areas of co-endemicity with loiasis in Cameroon

Table 3 Population structure after the census.

		Non-eligible for treatment
Health district	Health areas	Population censused	Children below 12 years	Pregnant /breast feeding women	Individuals with chronic diseases*	Eligible for treatment
Mbanga	Kotto	2542	415	53	6	2068
	Matouke	7183	800	123	13	6247
	Mombo	4258	462	71	1	3724
Melong	Essekou	3244	636	94	24	2490
	Mbokambo	4128	1041	94	3	2990
Total		21355	3354	435	47	17519

* Chronic diseases included: Tuberculosis, AIDS, Hypertension, Diabetes or individuals on long-term antibiotics therapy.

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