Table 4 Responses from questionnaire-based assessment of the occurrence and naming of elephantiasis and hydrocele in the study population in Luangwa District
From: Lymphatic filariasis in Luangwa District, South-East Zambia
Questions and responses | No. responses (%) |
|---|---|
Is this condition (elephantiasis)* found in Luangwa District? (n=262) | Â |
Yes | 207 (79.0) |
No | 55 (21.0) |
Is this condition (hydrocele)* found in Luangwa District? (n=261) | Â |
Yes | 197 (75.5) |
No | 64 (24.5) |
What is elephantiasis called in your local language? (n=262) | Â |
Nsakasa | 209 (79.8) |
Other | 12 (4.5) |
Don’t know | 41 (15.7) |
What is hydrocele called in your local language? (n=262) | Â |
Nchofu | 56 (21.4) |
Ntumbo | 37 (14.1) |
Pholo | 19 (7.2) |
Other | 19 (7.3) |
Don’t know | 131 (50.0) |
How does one get elephantiasis? (n=262) | Â |
Mosquito bite | 76 (29.0) |
Witchcraft | 45 (17.2) |
Walking barefoot | 25 (9.5) |
Sexually transmitted | 19 (7.3) |
Other | 12 (4.6) |
Don’t know | 85 (32.4) |
How does one get hydrocele? (n=262) | Â |
Mosquito bite | 71 (27.1) |
Witchcraft | 30 (11.5) |
Sexually transmitted | 30 (11.5) |
Inherited | 18 (6.9) |
Walking barefoot | 13 (4.9) |
Other | 25 (9.5) |
Don’t know | 75 (28.5) |
How are individuals with elephantiasis perceived? (n=262) | Â |
Same as everyone | 131 (50.0) |
Compassion | 87 (33.2) |
Other | 17 (6.5) |
Don’t know | 27 (10.3) |
How are individuals with hydrocele perceived? (n=262) | Â |
Same as everyone | 130 (49.6) |
Compassion | 89 (33.9) |
Other | 14 (5.4) |
Don’t know | 29 (11.1) |