Table 7. Descriptive analysis of key variables in a subset of the primary study population who have previously participated in an MDA.
Variable | Region III (n = 80) | Region IV (n = 68) | Region V (n = 98) | Region X (n = 52) | Total (n = 298) | |||||
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Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | Frequency | % | |
Other members of the household took pills at the same time | ||||||||||
Yes | 68 | 85.0% | 61 | 89.7% | 95 | 96.9% | 36 | 69.2% | 260 | 87.2% |
No | 3 | 3.8% | 4 | 5.9% | 2 | 2.0% | 8 | 15.4% | 17 | 5.7% |
Don’t know | 9 | 11.3% | 3 | 4.4% | 1 | 1.0% | 8 | 15.4% | 21 | 7.0% |
Feeling about the number of pills received | ||||||||||
Very happy | 25 | 31.3% | 17 | 25.0% | 14 | 14.3% | 4 | 7.7% | 60 | 20.1% |
Happy | 19 | 23.8% | 13 | 19.1% | 43 | 43.9% | 11 | 21.2% | 86 | 28.9% |
Neutral | 31 | 38.8% | 28 | 41.2% | 29 | 29.6% | 22 | 42.3% | 110 | 36.9% |
Unhappy | 2 | 2.5% | 6 | 8.8% | 8 | 8.2% | 5 | 9.6% | 21 | 7.0% |
Very unhappy | 2 | 2.5% | 4 | 5.9% | 4 | 4.1% | 7 | 13.5% | 17 | 5.7% |
Don’t know/Unsure | 1 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 5.8% | 4 | 1.3% |
Description of Information regarding the LF treatment | ||||||||||
Not useful | 5 | 6.3% | 1 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 3.8% | 8 | 2.7% |
A little useful | 10 | 12.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 2.0% | 2 | 3.8% | 14 | 4.7% |
Neutral | 26 | 32.5% | 4 | 5.9% | 4 | 4.1% | 6 | 11.5% | 40 | 13.4% |
Useful | 11 | 13.8% | 33 | 48.5% | 34 | 34.7% | 18 | 34.6% | 96 | 32.2% |
Very useful | 24 | 30.0% | 28 | 41.2% | 58 | 59.2% | 18 | 34.6% | 128 | 43.0% |
Don’t know/Didn’t receive info | 4 | 5.0% | 2 | 2.9% | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 11.5% | 12 | 4.0% |
Opinion on LF drug safety | ||||||||||
Very dangerous | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Dangerous | 1 | 1.3% | 2 | 2.9% | 3 | 3.1% | 1 | 1.9% | 7 | 2.3% |
Neutral | 17 | 21.3% | 6 | 8.8% | 8 | 8.2% | 7 | 13.5% | 38 | 12.8% |
Safe | 13 | 16.3% | 13 | 19.1% | 13 | 13.3% | 26 | 50.0% | 65 | 21.8% |
Very safe | 47 | 58.8% | 44 | 64.7% | 73 | 74.5% | 13 | 25.0% | 177 | 59.4% |
Don’t know | 2 | 2.5% | 3 | 4.4% | 1 | 1.0% | 5 | 9.6% | 11 | 3.7% |