Characteristics Received drug Did not receive drug Total (%)
Frequency (%) Frequency (%)
Sex  
Male 286(44.1) 362(55.9) 648(42.2)
Female 387(43.5) 502(56.5) 889(57.8)
Age  
4-9 148(52.5) 134(47.5) 282(18.4)
10-19 208(45.9) 245(54.1) 453(29.5)
20-29 108(36.5) 188(63.5) 296(19.3)
30-39 77(41.0) 111(59.0) 188(12.2)
40-49 69(41.3) 98(58.7) 167(10.9)
50-59 37(44.6) 46(55.4) 83(5.4)
60+ 26(38.2) 42(61.8) 68(4.4)
Occupation  
Fisherman 6(40.0) 9(60.0) 15(1.0)
Farmer 171(35.9) 305(64.1) 476(31.0)
Trader 81(40.9) 117(59.1) 198(12.9)
Teacher 7(77.8) 2(22.2) 9(0.6)
In school 319(47.4) 354(52.6) 673(43.8)
Artisan 53(55.2) 43(44.8) 96(6.3)
Unemployed 36(51.4) 34(48.6) 70(4.6)
Highest educational level  
No formal education 151(35.4) 276(64.6) 427(27.8)
Primary 307(43.8) 394(56.2) 701(45.6)
Middle/JHS 192(51.9) 178(48.1) 370(24.1)
SSS/SHS 16(64.0) 9(36.0) 25(1.6)
Tertiary 7(50.0) 7(50.0) 14(0.9)
Total 673(43.8%) 864(56.2%) 1537  C.I.(41.3-46.3)
Note: Mean age of respondents was 25 (S.D. 16.5); JHS = Junior High School; SSS = Senior Secondary School; SHS = Senior High School; Tertiary = Post Secondary Level
Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents in relation to participation in the 2012 Mass Drug Administration programme in Ahanta West District, Ghana (N=1537).