Table 4.
Results of the bivariate analysis of predictors of compliance with ivermectin treatment in the Semen Bench District, Bench Maji Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, June 2018 (n = 553).
| Variable | Category | Total (%) | Compliance status | COR (95% CI) | P value | |
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| Compliant | Noncompliant | |||||
| Age | 15-24 | 210 (38) | 106 (49.5) | 104 (50.5) | 0.880 (0.874, 1.966) | 0.325 |
| 25-34 | 171 (30.9) | 137 (80.1) | 34 (19.9) | 3.359 (1.253, 4.632) | 0.001∗ | |
| 35-44 | 90 (16.3) | 74 (82.2) | 16 (17.8) | 3.994 (1.992, 5.228) | <0.001∗ | |
| ≥45 | 82 (14.8) | 44 (53.6) | 38 (46.4) | 1.000 | ||
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| Sex | Male | 272 (49.1) | 174 (64) | 98 (36) | 0.892 (0.466, 1.221) | 0.661 |
| Female | 281 (50.9) | 187 (66.5) | 94 (33.5) | 1.000 | ||
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| Ethnicity | Bench | 522 (94.3) | 342 (65.6) | 180 (35.4) | 1.200 (0.557, 2.559) | 0.553 |
| Others | 31 (5.7) | 19 (61.3) | 12 (38.7) | 1.000 | ||
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| Marital status | Married | 189 (34.1) | 137 (72.4) | 52 (27.6) | 1.647 (0.968, 1.963) | 0.075∗ |
| Others | 364 (65.9) | 224 (61.5) | 140 (38.5) | 1.000 | ||
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| Religion | Protestant | 496 (89.6) | 328 (66.1) | 168 (33.9) | 2.037 (0.852, 4.663) | 0.331 |
| Others | 57 (10.4) | 33 (57.8) | 24 (42.2) | 1.000 | ||
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| Educational status | Illiterate | 186 (33.6) | 87 (46.8) | 99 (53.2) | 1.000 | |
| Literate | 367 (66.4) | 274 (74.6) | 93 (25.4) | 0.298 (0.442, 1.339) | 0.454 | |
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| Occupation | Farmer | 352 (63.7) | 195 (55.4) | 157 (44.6) | 1.057 (0.847, 1.696) | 0.524 |
| Others | 201 (36.3) | 166 (82.5) | 35 (17.5) | 1.000 | ||
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| Duration of stay in years | 5-20 | 208 (37.6) | 105 (50.4) | 103 (49.6) | 1.000 | |
| 21 and above | 345 (62.4) | 256 (74.2) | 89 (25.8) | 0.354 (0.377, 2.669) | 0.443 | |
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| Perceived risk of acquiring the disease | Yes | 488 (88.2) | 322 (66) | 166 (34) | 1.293 (0.320, 4.221) | 0.668 |
| No | 65 (11.8) | 39 (60) | 26 (40) | 1.000 | ||
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| Positive attitude towards CDDS' performance | Yes | 402 (72.6) | 277 (69) | 118 (31) | 2.068 (0.588, 6.723) | 0.187∗ |
| No | 151 (27.4) | 84 (55.6) | 74 (54.4) | 1.000 | ||
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| Family support | Yes | 430 (77.8) | 292 (67.9) | 138 (31.9) | 1.656 (0.968, 2.717) | 0.233∗ |
| No | 123 (22.2) | 69 (56.1) | 54 (43.9) | 1.000 | ||
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| Positive attitude towards height measurement for treatment dose determination | Yes | 491 (88.8) | 331 (67.4) | 160 (32.6) | 2.207 (1.516, 3.484) | 0.009∗ |
| No | 62 (11.2) | 30 (48.4) | 32 (51.6) | 1.000 | ||
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| Know at least one CDD | Yes | 507 (91.6) | 334 (65.8) | 173 (34.2) | 1.359 (1.541, 4.442) | 0.476 |
| No | 46 (8.4) | 27 (58.7) | 19 (41.3) | 1.000 | ||
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| Involved in CDTI | Yes | 326 (58.9) | 247 (75.7) | 79 (24.3) | 3.099 (1.770, 9.516) | 0.024∗ |
| No | 227 (41.1) | 114 (5.2) | 113 (49.8) | 1.000 | ||
1Reference. ∗Significant variable.