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Table 1 Characteristics of the investigated population

From: Long term impact of large scale community-directed delivery of doxycycline for the treatment of onchocerciasis

Treatment group

Health district

Males (%)

Females (%)

Total

Mean age years (range)

Doxycycline + ivermectin

All

210 (56%)

165 (44%)

375

43.16 (19-81)

 

Matouke

104 (57.14%)

78 (42.86%)

182

43.66 (19-74)

 

Mombo

68 (54.84%)

56 (45.16%)

124

42.39 (19-81)

 

Kotto

38 (55.07%)

31 (44.93%)

69

43.23 (23-78)

Ivermectin only

All

50 (37.88%)

82 (62.12%)

132

36.86 (19-71)

 

Matouke

17 (26.56%)

47 (73.44%)

64

34.78 (19-62)

 

Mombo

14 (53.85%)

12 (46.15%)

26

40.54 (20-69)

 

Kotto

19 (45.24%)

23 (54.76%)

42

38.00 (20-71)