Table 2.
Characteristics of systematic non-adherents
| n = 222 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||
| Female | 118 | 53.1 | |
| Male | 104 | 46.9 | |
| Age category (years) | |||
| 10–19 | 66 | 29.7 | |
| 20–29 | 55 | 24.8 | |
| 30–39 | 37 | 16.7 | |
| 40–49 | 25 | 11.3 | |
| 50–59 | 17 | 7.7 | |
| 60+ | 9 | 4.0 | |
| Missing | 13 | – | |
| Participants according to the profession of the head of household | |||
| Civil servant | 30 | 13.5 | |
| Private sector worker | 2 | 0.9 | |
| Farmer | 80 | 36.0 | |
| Trader | 15 | 6.8 | |
| Unskilled worker | 25 | 11.3 | |
| Jobless | 68 | 30.6 | |
| Missing | 2 | – | |
| Participants according to the educational level of head of household | |||
| Never attended school | 13 | 5.9 | |
| Primary school | 87 | 39.2 | |
| Secondary school | 104 | 46.8 | |
| University | 17 | 7.7 | |
| Missing | 1 | – | |
| History of side effects during pass treatments | |||
| No | 204 | 91.9 | |
| Yes | 6 | 2.7 | |
| Missing | 12 | – | |
| Perception of the risk to catch onchocerciasis | |||
| No | 62 | 27.9 | |
| Yes | 160 | 72.1 | |
| Implication of parents in CDTI | |||
| High | 0 | 0 | |
| Average | 5 | 2.3 | |
| Low | 217 | 97.7 | |
Abbreviation: CDTI community-directed treatment with ivermectin