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. 2022 Nov 11;16(11):e0010900. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010900

Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analyses for factors associated with never treated in during MDA for Lymphatic Filariasis in Waihaong and Air Salobar Air Center, Kota Ambon.

Variable Univariate Multivariate
OR 95% CI p aOR 95% CI p
Period of survey
    Baseline 1.00 1.00
    Endline 0.34 0.27 0.43 <0.001 0.18 0.12 0.27 <0.001
Socio-demographic factors
Age
    ≤20 years old 1.00 1.00
    21–30 years old 0.74 0.50 1.11 0.140 1.00 0.40 2.47 0.999
    31–40 years old 0.55 0.37 0.82 0.004 1.00 0.41 2.41 0.997
    41–50 years old 0.44 0.31 0.63 <0.001 0.71 0.28 1.80 0.462
    51–60 years old 0.53 0.35 0.79 0.003 0.91 0.32 2.55 0.851
    >60 years old 0.65 0.43 0.96 0.032 1.10 0.46 2.65 0.828
Education
    No schooling 1.00 1.00
    Primary School 0.66 0.37 1.19 0.167 0.66 0.24 1.82 0.415
    Junior High School 0.70 0.45 1.09 0.108 1.21 0.58 2.49 0.607
    Senior High School 0.72 0.50 1.05 0.084 1.00 0.49 2.05 0.998
    University/Academy 0.91 0.61 1.34 0.617 0.93 0.43 2.01 0.848
Sex
    Male 1.00 1.00
    Female 0.59 0.50 0.70 <0.001 1.06 0.76 1.49 0.719
Occupation
    Housewife 1.00 1.00
    Formal sector workers 1.83 1.41 2.37 <0.001 1.75 1.02 3.03 0.044
    Trader/entrepreneur 1.13 0.86 1.49 0.378 1.00 0.56 1.81 0.989
    Farmer/fisherman/labor 1.80 1.22 2.66 0.004 1.66 0.90 3.07 0.103
    Students 2.32 1.51 3.57 <0.001 1.57 0.61 4.01 0.341
    Retired person 1.78 1.29 2.45 0.001 1.24 0.67 2.29 0.484
Income status
    Lower than the monthly minimum wages 1.00 1.00
    Equals to the monthly minimum wages 1.07 0.82 1.40 0.596 0.91 0.62 1.35 0.636
    Higher than the monthly minimum wages 1.42 1.14 1.76 0.002 1.08 0.72 1.64 0.696
Religion
    Muslim 1.00 1.00
    Christian (Protestant / Catholic) 1.04 0.80 1.36 0.755 1.82 0.91 3.64 0.087
Healthy system-related factors
Sub-district
    Air Salobar 1.00 1.00
    Waihaong 1.24 0.93 1.65 0.136 2.33 1.10 4.94 0.029
Therapy-related factors
Perceived vulnerability for adverse events
    Impossible/small 1.00 1.00
    Neutral 3.49 2.68 4.55 <0.001 2.90 1.97 4.27 <0.001
    Possible/very possible 3.17 2.45 4.10 <0.001 2.86 1.99 4.12 <0.001
Individual-related factors
Knowledge and awareness of LF and MDA
    Low level 1.00 1.00
    High level 0.22 0.16 0.31 <0.001 0.96 0.58 1.57 0.861
Perceived difficulty in receiving LF drugs
    Easy 1.00 1.00
    Neutral 3.34 2.42 4.60 <0.001 0.94 0.55 1.60 0.817
    Difficult 5.42 3.83 7.67 <0.001 1.47 0.90 2.38 0.119
Level of difficulty in swallowing all LF drugs
    Easy 1.00 1.00
    Neutral 6.46 4.60 9.09 <0.001 2.60 1.59 4.25 <0.001
    Difficult 12.62 8.09 19.68 <0.001 3.12 1.84 5.31 <0.001
Remember swallow LF drugs
    Easy 1.00 1.00
    Neutral 3.60 2.73 4.73 <0.001 1.46 0.97 2.20 0.067
    Difficult 6.12 4.18 8.96 <0.001 1.53 1.00 2.33 0.049
Perceived family participation
    Don’t know 1.00 1.00
    Almost none 3.93 2.39 6.49 <0.001 3.93 2.27 6.82 <0.001
    Less than half 0.59 0.28 1.22 0.152 1.11 0.54 2.25 0.777
    Half 0.30 0.17 0.54 <0.001 0.46 0.24 0.89 0.022
    More than half 0.21 0.12 0.39 <0.001 0.91 0.49 1.68 0.754
    Almost all 0.04 0.02 0.06 <0.001 0.11 0.06 0.19 <0.001
Support from important people in receiving LF drugs
    Neutral/unsupportive 1.00 1.00
    Supportive 0.20 0.16 0.25 <0.001 1.02 0.68 1.53 0.917
Action knowledge instructions on LF drugs
    Not sure 1.00 1.00
    Sure 0.11 0.08 0.14 <0.001 0.26 0.19 0.35 <0.001
Swallowing LF drugs over time
    Not sure 1.00 1.00
    Sure 0.16 0.12 0.22 <0.001 0.67 0.45 1.00 0.051