Table 2 Descriptive assessment of the perception of MDA
Variables | Frequencies N = 2008 | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Awareness of the MDA program | ||
No | 740 | 36.8 |
Yes | 1268 | 63.2 |
Source of information on the 2019 MDA* | ||
Radio/ Information Centre | 488 | 24.3 |
Van announcement | 75 | 3.7 |
Health workers | 258 | 12.9 |
CBS volunteers | 447 | 22.3 |
Flyers/Posters | 13 | 0.7 |
Family/Friends | 163 | 8.1 |
TV | 19 | 1.0 |
School | 137 | 6.8 |
Religious institution | 14 | 0.7 |
Other | 581 | 28.9 |
Was enough information given? | ||
No | 1494 | 74.4 |
Yes | 514 | 25.6 |
Preferred means of information* | ||
TV | 675 | 33.6 |
Radio | 1029 | 51.3 |
Health workers | 561 | 27.9 |
CBS Volunteers | 428 | 21.3 |
Van announcement | 374 | 18.6 |
Community Information Center | 1406 | 70.0 |
School | 225 | 11.2 |
Religious institutions | 240 | 12.0 |
Family/Friends | 88 | 4.4 |
Other | 91 | 4.5 |
Is the MDA helpful (ability to protect community members from getting sick of onchocerciasis) in the communities | ||
Not helpful | 21 | 1.1 |
Partially helpful | 144 | 7.4 |
Very helpful | 905 | 46.2 |
Do not know | 890 | 45.4 |