Table 1 Characteristics of the study population and their reported drug uptake in December 2011, in relation to their LF status (analyzed by Chi-square tests)
Characteristic | No. (% of total) | No. (%) with LF infectiona | χ2-value (P-value) | No. (%) with LF mfb | χ2-value (P-value) | No. (%) with LF lesionsc | χ2-value (P-value) | No. (%) with LF infection, mf and/or lesions | χ2-value (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n = 747) | |||||||||
 Female | 422 (56.5) | 78 (18.5) | 11.290 (0.001) | 10 (2.4) | 4.314 (0.038) | 12 (2.8) | 23.018 (< 0.001) | 88 (20.9) | 23.599 (< 0.001) |
 Male | 325 (43.5) | 94 (28.9) | 17 (5.2) | 38 (11.7) | 120 (36.9) | ||||
Age group (n = 747) | |||||||||
 10–29 years | 375 (50.2) | 70 (18.7) | 8.072 (0.004) | 9 (2.4) | 3.188 (0.074) | 2 (0.5) | 45.754 (< 0.001) | 72 (19.2) | 28.009 (< 0.001) |
 ≥ 30 years | 372 (49.8) | 102 (27.4) | 18 (4.8) | 48 (12.9) | 136 (36.6) | ||||
School education (n = 747) | |||||||||
 None or not completed Std. 7 | 251 (33.6) | 47 (18.7) | 3.944 (0.047) | 9 (3.6) | 0.001 (0.976) | 21 (8.4) | 1.694 (0.190) | 62 (24.7) | 1.859 (0.173) |
 At least completed Std. 7 | 496 (66.4) | 125 (25.2) | 18 (3.6) | 29 (5.8) | 146 (29.4) | ||||
Occupation (n = 747) | |||||||||
 Pupil/student | 255 (34.1) | 41 (16.1) | 11.807 (0.003) | 4 (1.6) | 6.894 (0.032) | 1 (0.4) | 31.552 (< 0.001) | 42 (16.5) | 28.997 (< 0.001) |
 Peasant/fisherman | 300 (40.2) | 85 (28.3) | 11 (3.7) | 37 (12.3) | 111 (37.0) | ||||
 Otherd | 192 (25.7) | 46 (24.0) | 12 (6.3) | 12 (6.3) | 55 (28.6) | ||||
Stay in village (n = 746)e | |||||||||
 ≥ 10 years | 366 (49.1) | 72 (19.7) | 4.639 (0.031) | 7 (1.9) | 6.000 (0.014) | 14 (3.8) | 9.513 (0.002) | 85 (23.2) | 7.753 (0.005) |
 < 10 years | 380 (50.9) | 100 (26.3) | 20 (5.3) | 36 (9.5) | 123 (32.4) | ||||
Wealth index (n = 747) | |||||||||
 Low income | 74 (9.9) | 20 (27.0) | 1.567 (0.561) | 6 (8.1) | 5.334 (0.069) | 8 (10.8) | 3.508 (0.173) | 25 (33.8) | 1.591 (0.451) |
 Medium income | 500 (66.9) | 116 (23.2) | 14 (2.8) | 28 (5.6) | 134 (26.8) | ||||
 High income | 173 (23.2) | 36 (20.8) | 7 (4.0) | 14 (8.1) | 49 (28.3) | ||||
Reported drug uptake (n = 737)f | |||||||||
 Yes | 573 (77.7) | 129 (22.5) | 0.444 (0.505) | 19 (3.3) | 0.882 (0.350) | 38 (6.6) | 0.001 (0.973) | 159 (27.7) | 0.052 (0.819) |
 No | 164 (22.3) | 41 (25.0) | 8 (4.9) | 11 (6.7) | 47 (28.7) | ||||