Table 1.
Number of persons with potential onchocerciasis-related conditions and ivermectin use by study village.
| Village | Participants in Survey, n | Epilepsy Confirmed Cases, n (%) | Probable Nodding Syndrome, n (%) | Itching, n (%) |
Blindness, n (%) | Ivermectin Use, n (%) | Approximate Distance to Yei River in km |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mundri West | |||||||
| Amadi Payam | |||||||
| Hai Gabat | 328 | 14 (4.3) | 4 (1.2) | 231 (70.4) | 18 (5.5) | 155 (47.3) | <2 km |
| Hai Malakia | 256 | 3 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 174 (67.9) | 10 (3.9) | 140 (54.7) | >2 km |
| Mundri Centre Payam | |||||||
| Hai Facki | 332 | 12 (3.6) | 3 (0.9) | 155 (46.7) | 14 (4.2) | 213 (64.2) | >2 km |
| Hai Ngulawa | 286 | 10 (3.5) | 4 (1.4) | 88 (30.8) | 7 (2.4) | 136 (47.5) | <2 km |
| Hai Lenderwa | 151 | 10 (6.6) | 4 (2.6) | 46 (30.5) | 4 (2.6) | 85 (56.3) | <2 km |
| Hai Mirikalanga | 372 | 8 (2.2) | 2 (0.5) | 133 (35.7) | 10 (2.7) | 202 (54.3) | >2 km |
| Mundri East | |||||||
| Lui town | 862 | 28 (3.2) | 6 (0.7) | 214 (2.5) | 7 (0.8) | 295 (34.2) | >2 km |
| Overall East and West Mundri | 2588 | 85 (3.3) | 23 (0.9) | 1041 (40.2) | 70 (2.7) | 1226 (47.4) | |