Factors influencing mass drug administration adherence and community drug distributor opportunity costs in Liberia: a mixed-methods approach

Table 3 Knowledge of and adherence to NTDs and MDA for Bong and Maryland, Liberia

Knowledge/adherence	Responses and sub-totals	Bong						Maryland						Grand total
		Male		Female		Total		Male		Female		Total		Grand total
		N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
NTD awareness	Heard of NTD	11	8	22	17	33	13	7	5	3	2	10	4	43	8
	Not heard of NTD	100	77	101	78	201	77	108	79	120	94	228	87	429	82
	Missing^b	19	15	6	5	27	10	21	15	4	3	25	10	52	10
	Total	130	100	129	100	261	100	136	100	127	100	263	100	524	100
MDA awareness	Heard of MDA	56	43	59	46	115	44	33	24	33	26	66	25	181	35
	Not heard of MDA	55	42	64	50	119	46	81	60	89	70	170	65	289	55
	Missing^b	19	15	6	5	27	10	22	16	5	4	27	10	54	10
	Total	130	100	129	100	261	100	136	100	127	100	263	100	524	100
Took tablets during recent MDA round	Yes	52	40	51	40	103	39	77	57	70	55	147	56	250	48
	No	Reason for not taking tablet during recent MDA round
	Absent	16	12	10	8	26	10	11	8	25	20	36	14	62	12
	Do not know	2	2	2	2	4	2	9	7	8	6	17	6	21	4
	Not informed	28	22	31	24	59	23	12	9	4	3	16	6	75	14
	Pregnant	0	0	7	5	7	3	0	0	5	4	5	2	12	2
	Sick	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1
	Other	13	10	22	17	35	13	6	4	12	9	18	7	53	10
	Missing^b	19	15	5	4	26	10	20	15	2	2	22	8	48	9
	Total	130	100	129	100	261	100	136	100	127	100	263	100	524	100
Source of information on MDA^a	Town crier	81	59	81	60	162	59	60	41	72	59	132	49	294	54
	Radio	32	23	33	24	65	24	35	24	18	15	53	20	118	22
	Hospital	25	18	21	16	46	17	52	35	32	26	84	31	130	24
	Total	138	100	135	100	273	100	147	100	122	100	269	100	542	100

^aSome respondents cited more than one option, which is why totals are different from other indicators
^bMissing or no data

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