|
Association of factors with mass drug administration (MDA) acceptance, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, 2005 |
||||
| Factors |
MDA acceptance (Intake of all MDA drugs) |
p-value |
||
|
|
||||
| Yes (%) |
No (%) |
|||
|
|
||||
| Socio-demographic characteristics |
||||
|
|
||||
| Sex |
Male |
95.9 |
4.1 |
0.60 |
| Female |
93.9 |
6.1 |
||
| Civil status |
Single |
95.0 |
5.0 |
0.59 |
| Ever married |
93.3 |
6.7 |
||
| Education |
Elementary level or lower |
93.6 |
6.4 |
0.48 |
| High school or higher |
95.9 |
4.1 |
||
|
|
||||
| Awareness |
||||
|
|
||||
| Awareness on lymphatic filariasis |
Yes |
94.6 |
5.4 |
0.52 |
| No |
100 |
0.0 |
||
| Awareness on MDA |
Yes |
94.5 |
5.5 |
0.46 |
| No |
100 |
0.0 |
||
| Awareness on MDA for lymphatic Filariasis |
Yes |
94.2 |
5.8 |
0.46 |
| No |
100.0 |
0.0 |
||
|
|
||||
| Knowledge |
||||
|
|
||||
| Knowledge on lymphatic filariasis |
Moderate |
97.1 |
2.9 |
0.08* |
| Low |
93.5 |
6.5 |
||
|
|
||||
| Attitude |
||||
|
|
||||
| Perceived susceptibility to lymphatic Filariasis |
High |
94.5 |
5.5 |
0.38 |
| Low |
100.0 |
0.0 |
||
| Perceived severity of lymphatic Filariasis |
High |
94.8 |
5.2 |
0.61 |
| Low |
100.0 |
0.0 |
||
| Perceived benefits of antifilarial drugs |
High |
96.8 |
3.2 |
0.06* |
| Low |
90.6 |
9.4 |
||
| Perceived threat of lymphatic filariasis infection |
High |
97.2 |
2.8 |
0.16 |
| Low |
93.3 |
6.7 |
||
| Attitude towards MDA |
High |
94.8 |
5.2 |
0.81 |
| Low |
100.0 |
0.0 |
||
|
*Significant association | ||||
Amarillo et al. Parasites & Vectors 2008 1:14 doi:10.1186/1756-3305-1-14 |
||||