Risk Factors of Noncompliance to Preventive Mass Drug Administration for Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis: A Case-Control Study in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of respondents by demographic characteristics, Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia, June 2021 (n = 690).

Variables		Cases n = 345	Control n = 345
Age	<30	206 (59.7)	162 (47)
	≥30	139 (40.3)	183 (53)
Gender	Male	122 (35.4)	170 (49.3)
	Female	223 (64.6)	175 (50.7)
Religion	Orthodox	323 (93.6)	325 (94.2)
	Muslim	22 (6.4)	20 (5.8)
Completed educational level	Do not read and write	193 (55.9)	199 (57.7)
	Read and write only	62 (18)	53 (15.4)
	Primary school (grades 1–8)	45 (13)	45 (13)
	Secondary and above (≥grade 9)	45 (13)	48 (13.9)
Marital status	Married	237 (68.7)	243 (70.4)
	Unmarried	108 (31.3)	102 (29.6)
Occupation	Farmers	215 (62.3)	215 (62.3)
	Employed	49 (48.5)	52 (51.5)
	Unemployed	39 (56.5)	30 (43.5)
	Student	42 (46.7)	48 (53.3)
Gender of household head	Male	293 (84.9)	297 (86.1)
	Female	52 (5.1)	48 (3.9)
Wealth index	Poor	144 (41.7)	138 (40)
	Medium	102 (29.6)	87 (25.2
	Rich	99 (28.7)	120 (34.8)