Table 2.
Univariate analysis of the association of demographic and socio-economic factors, history of MDA participation, and schistosomiasis infection with non-compliance to the last MDA conducted in Northern Samar, the Philippines (n = 2146)
| Profile | Response | N | Non-compliant | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P-valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | ||||||
| Age (years) | 18–30 | 447 | 158 (35.4) | 1.00 | ||
| 31–40 | 557 | 134 (24.1) | 0.54 | 0.39–0.74 | <0.001 | |
| 41–50 | 526 | 106 (20.2) | 0.42 | 0.30–0.58 | <0.001 | |
| > 50 | 616 | 194 (31.5) | 0.83 | 0.62–1.12 | 0.233 | |
| Sex | Male | 1029 | 223 (21.7) | 1.00 | ||
| Female | 1117 | 369 (33.0) | 2.04 | 1.64–2.59 | <0.001 | |
| Education | None - Elementary | 1343 | 356 (26.5) | 1.00 | ||
| High School | 625 | 181 (29.0) | 1.16 | 0.90–1.48 | 0.253 | |
| Vocational, College, Post-graduate | 178 | 55 (30.9) | 1.10 | 0.72–1.66 | 0.660 | |
| Occupation | None | 1038 | 348 (33.5) | 1.00 | ||
| Farmer | 581 | 111 (19.1) | 0.41 | 0.31–0.55 | <0.001 | |
| Fishing | 82 | 25 (30.5) | 0.73 | 0.39–1.37 | 0.324 | |
| Others | 445 | 108 (24.3) | 0.49 | 0.36–0.68 | <0.001 | |
| Wealth status | Wealthy | 568 | 153 (26.9) | 1.00 | ||
| Medium | 1309 | 351 (26.8) | 1.04 | 0.79–1.38 | 0.770 | |
| Poor | 269 | 88 (32.7) | 1.37 | 0.93–2.03 | 0.110 | |
| Participation in at least one of the last 3 previous MDA | No | 952 | 392 (41.2) | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 1194 | 200 (16.8) | 0.25 | 0.19–0.32 | <0.001 | |
| History of schistosomiasis infection based on most recent stool survey | No infection | 1552 | 449 (28.9) | 1.00 | ||
| Mild | 517 | 124 (24.0) | 0.71 | 0.54–0.93 | 0.014 | |
| Moderate | 55 | 12 (21.8) | 0.58 | 0.27–1.24 | 0.160 | |
| Severe | 22 | 7 (31.8) | 1.21 | 0.42–3.49 | 0.730 | |
| Informed about MDA activity at least one week prior to MDA | No | 78 | 63 (80.8) | 1.00 | ||
| Yes | 2068 | 529 (25.6) | 0.05 | 0.03–0.11 | <0.001 |
aChi-square test