Table 4 Compliance rate versus behavioral factors among the study participants in Kabo area, southwestern Ethiopia, 2012
Variables (N = 308) | Category (no.) | Compliance with Ivermectin | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Know (heard about) the disease onchocerciasis | Yes (294) | 244 (83.0) | 50 (17.0) | 0.00 |
No (14) | 5 (35.7) | 9 (64.3) | ||
Know the vector (Black fly) for transmission | Yes (26) | 22 (84.6) | 4 (15.4) | 0.61 |
No (282) | 227 (80.5) | 55 (19.5) | ||
Know mode of transmission (Black fly bite) | Yes (24) | 19 (79.2) | 5 (20.8) | 0.83 |
No (284) | 230 (81.0) | 54 (19.0) | ||
Know sing and symptoms (at least one) | Yes (227) | 188 (82.8) | 39 (17.2) | 0.82 |
No (81) | 61 (75.3) | 20 (24.7) | ||
The responsible body for distributing the drug | CDDs (237) | 212 (89.5) | 25 (10.5) | 0.00 |
HEWs (36) | 20 (55.6) | 16 (44.4) | ||
Health professionals (20) | 10 (50.0) | 10 (50.0) | ||
Others (15) | 7 (46.7) | 8 (53.3) | ||
Know any CDD in their village | Yes (251) | 224 (89.2) | 27 (10.8) | 0.01 |
No (57) | 25 (43.9) | 32 (56.1) | ||
Know how CDDs recruited | Yes (121) | 101 (83.5) | 20 (16.5) | 0.35 |
No (168) | 148 (79.1) | 20 (20.9) | ||
Attend village meeting on CDTI at least once | Yes (174) | 144 (82.8) | 30 (17.2) | 0.33 |
No (134) | 105 (78.4) | 29 (21.6) | ||
Onchocerciasis a serious disease | Yes (260) | 237(91.2) | 23(8.8) | 0.00 |
No (33) | 10(30.3) | 23(69.7) | ||
Onchocerciasis common in their village | Yes (243) | 225 (92.6) | 18(7.4) | 0.00 |
No (47) | 22 (46.8) | 25 (53.2) | ||
Risk perception to onchocerciasis | Yes at risk (252) | 222(88.1) | 30(11.9) | 0.00 |
Not at risk (34) | 16 (27.6) | 18 (72.4) | ||
Perceived performance of CDDs | Good (217) | 191(88.0) | 26 (12.0) | 0.00 |
Poor (91) | 58 (63.7) | 33 (36.3) | ||
Perceived importance of CDTI | As very important (281) | 246(81.7) | 55 (18.3) | 0.01 |
As obligation (27) | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | ||
Perception towards the program (can control onchocerciasis) | Yes (274) | 244(89.1) | 30(10.9) | 0.00 |
No (3) | 1(33.3) | 2(66.7) | ||
Know a person who stopped treatment | Yes (16) | 9(56.2) | 7 (43.8) | 0.01 |
No (292) | 240 (82.2) | 52 (17.8) | ||
Perceived reason of stopping the treatment | Sever effect of the drug | 2 (40.0) | 3 (60.0) | 0.53 |
Lack of good case mgt. | 5 (71.4) | 2 (28.6) | ||
Others | 2 (50.0) | 2 (50.0) | ||