Research Article
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia
Table 5
Practice of the community to the success of elimination program of onchocerciasis from Gesha town, Ethiopia.
| Indicative questions on practice | Response categories | Frequency (%) |
| The problem to follow onchocerciasis treatment properly | Yes | 171 (56.6) | No | 131 (43.4) | Have all eligible family members received ivermectin properly? | Yes | 198 (64.6) | No | 103 (34.6) | What is the reason to interrupt the treatment? | Fear of side effect of the drug | 71 (34.6) | Low beliefs for freely given medications | 43 (21.0) | Sign of anger of their god | 26 (12.7) | No incentive for CDD | 65 (31.7) | When did you receive your last treatment? | Last year | 50 (18.7) | Before two years | 36 (13.5) | This year | 181 (67.8) | Who missed the treatment? | Wife | 35 (24.1) | Husband | 42 (29.0) | Children | 68 (46.9) | How many times did he/she or you miss the treatment? | One year | 82 (56.9) | Two years | 42 (29.2) | Not sure | 20 (13.9) | Why did he/she or you miss treatment? | Pregnancy | 50 (33.1) | Health problem | 32 (21.2) | Not being present during drug campaign | 69 (45.7) |
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