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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis elimination in a coastal state of India: a study on barriers to coverage and compliance

Variables

Categories

Male (N = 334) % (95% CI)

Female (N = 357) % (95% CI)

Total (N = 691) % (95% CI)

Age group

3–10

5.38(3.32–8.22)

8.75(6.13–12.05)

7.09(5.35–9.19)

11–15

6.28(4.03–9.29)

15.53(12.0–19.6)

11(8.8–13.5)

16–45

59(53.6–64.1)

58.2(53–63.2)

58.3(54.6–62.0)

>45

29.3(24.6–34.4)

18.3(14.6–22.6)

23.6(20.5–26.9)

Education

Illiterate

3.9(2.18–6.4)

6.7(4.5–9.7)

5.3(3.8–7.22)

3–7 years

7.2(4.7–10.3)

27.4(22.9–32.2)

17.5(14.8–20.5)

7–10 years

17.3(15.6–21.7)

22.3(18.2–26.8)

19.8(17.0–23.0)

>10 Years

71.5(66.5–76.2)

44.35(39.2–49.5)

57.3(53.6–61.0)

Area

Urban

57.9(51.2–64.3)

41.12(35.6–48.8)

31.3(27.9–34.7)

Rural

50.5(46.0–55.0)

49.4(45.0–54.0)

68.7(65.2–72.1)