Audit of the community-directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI) for onchocerciasis and factors associated with adherence in three regions of Cameroon

Table 2 Characteristics of systematic non-adherents

	n = 222	%
Gender
Female	118	53.1
Male	104	46.9
Age category (years)
10–19	66	29.7
20–29	55	24.8
30–39	37	16.7
40–49	25	11.3
50–59	17	7.7
60+	9	4.0
Missing	13	–
Participants according to the profession of the head of household
Civil servant	30	13.5
Private sector worker	2	0.9
Farmer	80	36.0
Trader	15	6.8
Unskilled worker	25	11.3
Jobless	68	30.6
Missing	2	–
Participants according to the educational level of head of household
Never attended school	13	5.9
Primary school	87	39.2
Secondary school	104	46.8
University	17	7.7
Missing	1	–
History of side effects during pass treatments
No	204	91.9
Yes	6	2.7
Missing	12	–
Perception of the risk to catch onchocerciasis
No	62	27.9
Yes	160	72.1
Implication of parents in CDTI
High	0	0
Average	5	2.3
Low	217	97.7

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