Table.
Ivermectin treatment coverage of the eligible population (1995–1999) and LF antigenemia (1999) among male residents in five ivermectin treated villages, with 1999 LF antigenemia in one untreated village (Gwamlar)
Village | Angwan Lemu | Apanda | Bakin-Kogi | Lankan | Mungkohot | Gwamlar |
Ivermectin rounds | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
Mean coverage (range) | 91.4% (91–92) | 66.9% (58–76) | 85.3% (82–89) | 85.9% (65–95) | 77% (73–80) | - |
1999 coverage | 92% | 58% | 89% | 90% | 80% | - |
% LF antigenemia in males (n) | 40% (30) | 43% (30) | 27% (30) | 47% (30) | 47% (30) | 58% (50) |