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

Table 6 Association of factors with mass drug administration (MDA) acceptance, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, 2005

*Factors*		MDA acceptance (Intake of all MDA drugs)		p-value
		Yes (%)	No (%)
Socio-demographic characteristics
Sex	Male	95.9	4.1	0.60
	Female	93.9	6.1
Civil status	Single	95.0	5.0	0.59
	Ever married	93.3	6.7
Education	Elementary level or lower	93.6	6.4	0.48
	High school or higher	95.9	4.1
Awareness
Awareness on lymphatic filariasis	Yes	94.6	5.4	0.52
	No	100	0.0
Awareness on MDA	Yes	94.5	5.5	0.46
	No	100	0.0
Awareness on MDA for lymphatic Filariasis	Yes	94.2	5.8	0.46
	No	100.0	0.0
Knowledge
Knowledge on lymphatic filariasis	Moderate	97.1	2.9	0.08*
	Low	93.5	6.5
Attitude
Perceived susceptibility to lymphatic Filariasis	High	94.5	5.5	0.38
	Low	100.0	0.0
Perceived severity of lymphatic Filariasis	High	94.8	5.2	0.61
	Low	100.0	0.0
Perceived benefits of antifilarial drugs	High	96.8	3.2	0.06*
	Low	90.6	9.4
Perceived threat of lymphatic filariasis infection	High	97.2	2.8	0.16
	Low	93.3	6.7
Attitude towards MDA	High	94.8	5.2	0.81
	Low	100.0	0.0

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