Factors associated with the acceptance of mass drug administration for the elimination of lymphatic filariasis in Agusan del Sur, Philippines

Table 5 Association of factors with the receipt of antifilarial drugs, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, 2005

*Factors*		Receipt of antifilarial drugs		p-value
		Yes (%)	No (%)
Socio-demographic characteristics
Sex	Male	58.0	42.0	0.01
	Female	69.0	31.0
Civil Status	Never married, single	95.9	4.1	0.60
	Ever married	93.9	6.1
Education	Elementary level or lower	100.0	0.0	0.65
	High school or higher	94.6	5.4
Awareness
Awareness on lymphatic filariasis	Yes	66.2	33.8	0.01*
	No	28.4	71.6
Awareness on MDA	Yes	66.5	33.5	0.02*
	No	36.9	63.1
Awareness on MDA for lymphatic filariasis	Yes	69.1	30.9	0.01*
	No	36.4	63.6
Knowledge
Knowledge on lymphatic filariasis	Moderate	70.5	29.5	0.08*
	Low	59.6	40.4
Accessibility
Accessibility (in terms of distance)	RHU^a and BHS^b	66.5	33.5	0.22
	RHU^a only	100.0	0.0
	BHS^b only	50.9	49.1
	Not accessible	67.0	33.0
Accessibility (in terms of clinic hours)	RHU^a and BHS^b	64.2	35.8	0.20
	RHU^a only	100.0	0.0
	BHS^b only	37.3	62.7
	Not accessible	75.0	25.0

*Significant association, ^aRHU-rural health unit, ^bBHS-barangay health station

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