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Table 5 Odds of having adults with defined mf loads in the different IVM intake groups (Adults only)

From: Relationship between oral declaration on adherence to ivermectin treatment and parasitological indicators of onchocerciasis in an area of persistent transmission despite a decade of mass drug administration in Cameroon

Odds

IVM intake (Rounds)

Number examined

Number confirmeda

OR (95 % confidence interval)

P value

Odds of having people with 0 mf load

[0]

285

114

Reference

 

[1–3]

640

296

1.29 [0.97–1.71]

P = 0.078

[4–6]

543

325

2.23 [1.67–2.99]

P < 0.0001

≥7

419

279

2.99 [2.19–4.08]

P < 0.0001

Odds of having people with 1–51 mf load

[0]

285

145

Reference

 

[1–3]

640

312

0.91 [0.69–1.21]

P = 0.55

[4–6]

543

208

0.59 [0.45–0.80]

P = 0.001

≥7

419

133

0.45 [0.33–0.61]

P < 0.0001

Odds of having people with 51-100 mf load

[0]

285

17

Reference

 

[1–3]

640

12

0.3 [0.14–0.]64

P < 0.002

[4–6]

543

5

0.14 [0.05–0.4]

P < 0.0001

≥7

419

4

0.15 [0.03–0.4]

P = 0.001

Odds of having people with >100 mf load

[0]

285

9

Reference

 

[1–3]

640

17

0.99 [0.45–2.2]

P = 0.98

[4–6]

543

5

0.28 [0.09–0.86]

P = 0.02

≥7

419

3

0.22 [0.06–0.82]

P = 0.025

  1. aNumber of individuals identified in each mf load group with respect to IVM intake