Table 4 Univariate analysis of the association of attitudes of schistosomiasis and MDA with non-compliance to the last MDA conducted in Northern Samar, the Philippines (n = 2146)
Attitudes on schistosomiasis and MDA | N | Non-compliant | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | |||||
What do you think is your risk of becoming infected with schistosomiasis? | |||||
 No to low risk | 407 | 88 (21.6) | 1.00 |  |  |
 Moderate to high risk | 1622 | 467 (28.8) | 1.32 | 0.98–1.79 | 0.066 |
 Don’t know | 117 | 37 (31.6) | 1.98 | 1.17–3.36 | 0.011 |
How severe do you think schistosomiasis is as a disease in your community? | |||||
 Not severe to low severity | 462 | 112 (24.2) | 1.00 |  |  |
 Moderate to high severity | 1546 | 440 (28.5) | 1.28 | 0.97–1.69 | 0.083 |
 Don’t know | 138 | 40 (29.0) | 1.62 | 0.98–2.68 | 0.059 |
MDA is beneficial to those who participate | |||||
 Agree | 1954 | 523 (26.8) | 1.00 |  |  |
 Disagree | 55 | 24 (43.6) | 1.98 | 1.04–3.76 | 0.037 |
 Don’t know | 137 | 45 (32.9) | 1.53 | 0.99–2.38 | 0.055 |
The benefits of MDA are greater than the possible adverse reactions | |||||
 Agree | 1959 | 519 (26.5) | 1.00 |  |  |
 Disagree | 85 | 34 (40.0) | 1.69 | 0.99–2.88 | 0.054 |
 Don’t know | 102 | 39 (38.2) | 2.02 | 1.23–3.31 | 0.005 |