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Table 6 Associations between social infleunce factors and outcome variables across genders. Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

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

Social influence

Consent/enrollment

Coverage

Self reported: high adherence

Men

Women

Men

Women

Men

Women

Needed permission to participate

0.8 (0.4–1.6)

4.4 (2.2–9.1)

1.3 (0.7–2.4)

3.7 (2.3–6.2)

1.5 (0.8–2.6)

2.12 (1.3–3.5)

Spouse took medication

3.5 (1.8–6.9)

2.6 (1.3–5.0)

2.5 (1.4–4.5)

1.5 (1.0–2.3)

2.6 (1.5–4.5)

2.3 (1.6–3.3)

Compound head took medication

1.1 (0.6–1.9)

2.0 (1.1–3.3)

1.9 (1.1–3.3)

1.5 (1.0–2.2)

1.1 (0.7–2.0)

1.2 (0.8–1.8)

  1. Bold values are statistically significant with a 95% confidence interval