Table 2 Reasons for not receiving or taking praziquantel during community-wide treatment in Zanzibar in 2013

Either did not receive or did not take the drug

1060

1254

Gave at least one reason for not receiving or taking the drug

699

1156

Did not provide any reason

361

34.1

98

7.8

 Pregnant

163

23.3

193

16.7

 Breastfeeding

36

5.2

67

5.8

 Sick

27

3.9

30

2.6

 Absent < 5 days

119

17.0

228

19.7

 Absent > 5 days

174

24.9

226

19.6

 No CDD

104

14.9

76

6.6

 No praziquantel left

13

1.9

11

1.0

 Busy

12

1.7

88

7.6

 Afraid of adverse events

16

2.3

74

6.4

 Healthy

13

1.9

70

6.1

 Too many tablets

2

0.3

41

3.5

 Did not trust height measurement

3

0.4

25

2.2

 No information about the drugs

8

1.1

16

1.4

 Did not like the drug

2

0.3

14

1.2

 No food available

1

0.1

9

0.8

 Kept

3

0.4

7

0.6

 Drug does not work

1

0.1

6

0.5

 Bad CDD

0

0.0

5

0.4

 Drug does affect reproduction

0

0.0

3

0.3

 Fasting

3

0.4

1

0.1

 Too old

2

0.3

0

0.0

 Too young

0

0.0

0

0.0

 Religion

0

0.0

0

0.0

 Drug provided for free

0

0.0

0

0.0