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A structured questionnaire was administered to 1600 persons randomly selected from household treatment records. Community leaders, community\u2010directed drug distributors (CDDs) and health workers were interviewed using in\u2010depth interview guides, while focus group discussions (FGDs) were held with community members to capture factors that reflected their perception of benefits of community\u2010directed treatment with ivermectin (CDTI). Case histories of persons with special experiences with onchocerciasis were collected.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\u2002<\/jats:bold> In this study, 84.7% of respondents indicated that ivermectin treatment has many benefits. The social benefits of CDTI included improved ability to work, peer acceptance and improved school attendance. Other individual benefits included self\u2010respect\/esteem, election to political office and improved relationship in the homes. The health benefits included improved skin texture and less ill health. Important demographic factors that influenced perception of the benefits of taking ivermectin, include marital status (<jats:italic>P\u2003=\u2003<\/jats:italic>0.012), age (<jats:italic>P\u2003=\u2003<\/jats:italic>0.029) and length of stay in onchocerciasis\u2010endemic communities (<jats:italic>P\u2003&lt;\u2003<\/jats:italic>0.001). Another factor was individual perception of susceptibility to onchocerciasis infection (<jats:italic>P\u2003&lt;\u2003<\/jats:italic>0.0001).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion\u2002<\/jats:bold> A programmatic focus on the benefits of CDTI could provide a basis for motivating communities to comply with long\u2010term treatment with ivermectin. 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