Table 3 Variables associated with compliance in bivariate analysis, in Bebeka coffee plantation, Southwest Ethiopia, February 2008
Variable | Case No (%) | Control No (%) | COR (95% CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Not-employed | 65 (28.9) | 90 (40.0) | 1.0 | 0.01 |
   Employed | 160(71.1) | 135 (60.0) | 1.64 (1.11-2.43) |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   35 and lower | 141 (62.7) | 164 (72.9) | 1.0 | 0.03 |
   36 and above | 84 (37.3) | 61 (27.1) | 1.60(1.07-2.39) |  |
Perceived risk of having the disease | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   High | 124 (55.1) | 90 (40.0) | 1.84 (1.27-2.68) | <0.001 |
   Low | 101 (44.9) | 135 (60.0) | 1.0 |  |
Family supports your intake of ivermectin | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 154 (68.4) | 124 (55.1) | 1.77 (1.20-2.60) | <0.001 |
   Not accounted | 71 (31.6) | 101 (44.9) | 1.0 |  |
Attitude towards the drug | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Favorable attitude | 140 (64.2) | 100 (44.4) | 2.06 (1.41-3.00) | <0.001 |
   Unfavorable attitude | 85 (37.8) | 125 (55.6) | 1.0 |  |
Knowledge about community directed treatment with ivermectin | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Knowledgeable | 88(39.1) | 68 (30.2) | 1.48 (1.01-2.19) | 0.04 |
   Not knowledgeable | 137 (60.8) | 157 (69.8) | 1.0 |  |
Participated in community meetings to select community drug distributors | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 73 (32.4) | 51 (22.7) | 1.63 (1.07-2.48) | 0.02 |
   No | 152(67.6) | 174 (77.3) | 1.0 |  |
Perceived performance of community drug distributors as | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Well and very well | 209 (92.9) | 178 (79.1) | 3.45 (1.89-6.23) | <0.001 |
   Poor and very poor | 16(7.1) | 47 (20.9) | 1.0 |  |
Measuring height is the best way of dose determination | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 221 (98.2) | 194 (87.4) | 7.97 (2.75-23.14) | <0.001 |
   No | 4 (1.8) | 28 (12.6) | 1.0 |  |