Table 1.
Sociodemographic data of study participants
|
Mong n = 85 |
Nkongmessa n = 69 |
Nkolkosse n = 55 |
Overall N = 209 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender: n (%) | ||||
| Male | 42 (49.4) | 38 (55.1) | 22 (40.0) | 102 (48.8) |
| Female | 43 (50.6) | 31 (44.9) | 33 (60.0) | 107 (51.2) |
| Age in years: median (IQR) | 10 (9–12) | 10 (7–11) | 10 (7–11) | 10 (8–12) |
| Age-groups: n (%) | ||||
| 6–7 years | 15 (17.6) | 21 (30.4) | 16 (29.1) | 52 (24.9) |
| 8–9 years | 13 (15.3) | 13 (18.8) | 10 (18.2) | 36 (17.2) |
| 10–11 years | 27 (31.8) | 19 (27.5) | 17 (30.9) | 63 (30.1) |
| 12–13 years | 21 (24.7) | 12 (17.4) | 11 (20.0) | 44 (21.1) |
| 14–16 years | 9 (10.6) | 4 (5.8) | 1 (1.8) | 14 (6.7) |
| Duration* in village: median (IQR) | 7 (6–10) | 8 (7–10) | 6 (4–8.5) | 7 (5–10) |
| Education level: n (%) | ||||
| None | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.5) | 0 | 2 (1.0) |
| Primary | 75 (88.2) | 59 (85.5) | 55 (100) | 189 (90.4) |
| Secondary | 9 (10.6) | 9 (13.0) | 0 | 18 (8.6) |
| Previous ivermectin use: n (%)* | 66/85 (77.6) | 68/69 (98.6) | 22/44 (50.0) | 156/198 (78.8) |
IQR interquartile range
*11 missing data