02187nas a2200397   4500000000100000008004100001653001600042653002600058653001500084653001900099653002500118653000900143653001500152653001100167653001800178653004200196653001600238653001100254653002100265653001000286653003100296653001000327653001500337100001600352700001400368700001300382700001500395700001900410700001200429700001400441245015400455300001100609490000700620520114800627022001401775       2012                            d10aYoung Adult10aSocioeconomic Factors10aPerception10aonchocerciasis10aMedication adherence10aMale10aIvermectin10aHumans10aHealth Policy10aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice10aFilaricides10aFemale10aEndemic Diseases10aChild10aAfrica South of the Sahara10aAdult10aAdolescent1 aOkeibunor J1 aBrieger W1 aAbiose A1 aElhassan E1 aNdyomugyenyi R1 aWanji S1 aAmazigo U00aIntention to continue with ivermectin treatment for onchocerciasis control after eight years of annual distribution in Cameroon, Nigeria, and Uganda.  a159-730 v333 a<p>This study identified the socio-demographic correlates of intention to comply with ivermectin treatment, from a structured interview of 2,306 persons aged 10 years and above, grouped into high and low compliers, who took ivermectin 6-8 times and 0-2 times respectively. Simple descriptive statistics were employed in characterizing the respondents into high and low compliers, while some socio-demographic and key perceptual factors were employed in regression models constructed to explain levels of compliance among the respondents. Demographic and perceptual factors associated with intention to comply with prolonged treatment with ivermectin were identified. Intention to comply was higher among married persons (91.8%, p &lt; 0.001); local populations (89.8%, p &lt; 0.001); and those with history of complying with treatment (98.2%, p &lt; 0.001). Perception of onchocerciasis and effectiveness of ivermectin influenced intention to continue. The perceptual factors that drive the intention to comply should inform plans for health education at the project and village levels.</p>

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