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Table 3 Reasons for not enroling in trial or completing full regimen based on surveyed respondents. Respondents could choose more than one reason

From: From informed consent to adherence: factors influencing involvement in mass drug administration with ivermectin for malaria elimination in The Gambia

Reasons for not enrolling in trial

n = 140

n (%)

Reasons for not taking full regimen

n = 566

n (%)

Did not know reason for medicines

5 (4)

Did not know more than 1 dose/round

4 (1)

Pregnant

14 (10)

Did not know MRC was coming

10 (2)

Sick at time

6 (4)

Told to come later

4 (1)

Away from village

66 (47)

Ate before

1 (0)

Would not be here for MDA

1 (1)

Away from village

234 (41)

Busy at time

25 (18)

Too busy

96 (17)

Afraid of side effects

18 (13)

Side effects of medication

59 (10)

Healthy; does not need meds

2 (1)

Meds made others sick

12 (2)

Too much medicine

1 (1)

Too much medicine

11 (2)

Did not attend sensitization

2 (1)

Did not like taste

17 (3)

Does not like medicine

10 (7)

Got malaria

2 (0)

Medicines do not work

0 (0)

Took too much time

0 (0)

Did not want to fast

1 (1)

Other

34 (6)

Does not know

6 (4)

Does not know

7 (1)

No answer

1 (1)

No answer

5 (1)

  1. Pleae see “Additional File 1: Table S1”