Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population (n = 512)
| Variable | Number | Percent | Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (n = 512) | Schooling (n = 510) | ||||
| Male | 321 | 62.7 | Yes | 434 | 85.1 |
| Female | 191 | 37.3 | No | 65 | 12.7 |
| Marital status (n = 504) | No answer | 11 | 2.2 | ||
| Married | 424 | 84.1 | Education level (n = 509) | ||
| Single | 73 | 14.5 | Secondary school | 197 | 38.7 |
| Widow | 4 | 0.8 | Primary school | 184 | 36.1 |
| Divorced | 3 | 0.6 | None | 63 | 12.4 |
| Age (n = 509) | University | 49 | 9.6 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 42.8 | 15.7 | Adult schooling | 12 | 2.4 |
| Residence in the village (n = 505) | No answer | 4 | 0.8 | ||
| Mean (SD) | 35.3 | 19.4 | Main source of income (n = 500) | ||
| Less than 10 years | 58 | 11.5 | No income | 140 | 28.0 |
| 10 years and above | 447 | 88.5 | Daily/irregular income | 139 | 27.8 |
| Travel out of the community (n = 498) | Farming | 125 | 25.0 | ||
| Yes | 85 | 17.1 | Commerce/self-employed | 62 | 12.4 |
| No | 411 | 82.5 | Regular Salary | 34 | 6.8 |
| No answer | 2 | 0.4 | Knowledge of Onchocerciasis local name (n = 493) | ||
| Onchocerciasis local name (n = 476) | Yes | 470 | 95.3 | ||
| Filaria | 441 | 92.7 | No | 18 | 3.7 |
| Kuntaib | 28 | 6.0 | No answer | 5 | 1.0 |
| Night blindness | 3 | 0.6 | Identifying the vector (n = 430) | ||
| River blindness | 2 | 0.4 | Black fly | 333 | 77.4 |
| Ama Aljoor | 1 | 0.2 | Mosquito | 52 | 12.1 |
| Kurtaib | 1 | 0.2 | Fly | 20 | 4.7 |
| Knowledge of the drug distributed (n = 512) | Other | 25 | 5.8 | ||
| Yes | 369 | 72.1 | Onchocerciasis vector local name (n = 360) | ||
| No | 143 | 27.9 | Kuntaib | 281 | 78.0 |
| Ivermectin distribution ongoing (n = 486) | Kurtaib | 76 | 21.1 | ||
| Yes | 13 | 2.7 | Filaria | 2 | 0.6 |
| No | 473 | 97.3 | Small insect | 1 | 0.3 |