Table 3 Reasons given for taking or not taking drugs in the December 2011 MDA campaign
Question/answer | No. of respondents (%) |
|---|---|
Did you take the tablets in the 2011 MDA campaign? (n = 737) | |
 Yes | 573 (77.7) |
 No | 164 (22.3) |
Why did you take the tablets? (n = 573) | |
 Prevent getting LF | 469 (81.8) |
 Abiding leaders’ instructions | 56 (9.8) |
 Other benefits of the drugs | 12 (2.1) |
 Drugs given free of charge | 6 (1.0) |
 Other people taking the drugs | 3 (0.5) |
 No reason given | 27 (4.7) |
Why you did not take the tablets? (n = 164) | |
 Absent during the distribution | 75 (45.7) |
 Drugs not distributed | 8 (4.9) |
 Drugs contraindicated to me | 9 (5.5) |
 Not informed about distribution time | 27 (16.5) |
 Dislike the tablets | 2 (1.2) |
 Afraid of side effects | 4 (2.4) |
 I don’t have LF (tablets are for those with LF) | 19 (11.6) |
 No reason given | 20 (12.2) |