Table 3.
Behavioral and individual characteristics of the study participants in the Semen Bench District, Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, June 2018 (n = 553).
| Variables | Category | Total (%) | Compliance status | |
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| Compliant (%) | Noncompliant (%) | |||
| Perceived risk of acquiring the disease | Yes | 488 (88.2) | 322 (66) | 166 (34) |
| No | 65 (11.8) | 39 (60) | 26 (40) | |
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| Positive attitude towards community drug distributers' performance in allocating the treatment | Yes | 402 (72.6) | 277 (69) | 118 (31) |
| No | 151 (27.4) | 84 (55.6) | 74 (54.4) | |
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| Family support | Yes | 430 (77.8) | 292 (67.9) | 138 (31.9) |
| No | 123 (22.2) | 69 (56.1) | 54 (43.9) | |
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| Positive attitude towards height measurement for dose determination | Yes | 491 (88.8) | 331 (67.4) | 160 (32.6) |
| No | 62 (11.2) | 30 (48.4) | 32 (51.6) | |
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| Know at least one CDD | Yes | 507 (91.6) | 334 (65.8) | 173 (34.2) |
| No | 46 (8.4) | 27 (58.7) | 19 (41.3) | |
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| Involvement in CDTI | Yes | 326 (58.9) | 247 (75.7) | 79 (24.3) |
| No | 227 (41.1) | 114 (5.2) | 113 (49.8) | |