Table 2

Reason for not consuming DEC tablets among those received in different rounds of treatment
Reasons
 TR 1
n = 170
 TR 2
n = 426
 TR 3
n = 445
 TR 4
n = 943
 TR 5
n = 485


No
 %
 No
 %
 No
 %
 No
 %
 No
 %
Aged
 12
 7.1
 13
 3.1
 11
 2.5
 21
 2.2
 15
 3.1
Sick/under treatment
 36
 21.2
 79
 18.5
 70
 15.7
 147
 15.6
 103
 21.2
Pregnant and lactating
 13
 7.6
 22
 5.2
 35
 7.9
 38
 4.0
 17
 3.5
Fear of side reaction
 47
 27.6
 120
 28.2
 133
 29.9
 398
 42.2
 123
 25.4
Forgot
 22
 12.9
 65
 15.3
 87
 19.6
 99
 10.5
 84
 17.3
No disease/not willing
 30
 17.6
 88
 20.7
 95
 21.3
 153
 16.2
 102
 21.0
Out of station
 10
 5.9
 39
 9.2
 14
 3.1
 87
 9.2
 41
 8.5

Nandha et al. Filaria Journal 2007 6:7   doi:10.1186/1475-2883-6-7