Table 4. Association between occupation of participants and years of experience in MDA with opinion as to whether MDA can be given to elderly people.
Designation | MDA for elderly people | MDA not for elderly people | Total |
Students | 56(96.6%) | 2(3.4%) | 58(100.0%) |
Para medical workers | 11(73.3%) | 4(26.7%) | 15(100.0%) |
Non medical workers | 4(80.0%) | 1(20.0%) | 5(100.0%)=0.013 |
χ2 = 8.66, DF=2, P=0.013 | |||
Years of experience in MDA | |||
No experience | 58(95.1%) | 3(4.9%) | 61(100.0%) |
1 to 3 years of experience in MDA | 8(80.0%) | 2(20.0%) | 10(100.0%) |
4 to 6 years of experience in MDA | 5(71.4%) | 2(28.6%) | 7(100.0%) |
Total | 71(91.0%) | 7(9.0%) | 78(100.0%) |
χ2 = 6.008, DF=2, P=0.05 |