Table 3 Attitude and practice of community respondents (n = 418) towards onchocerciasis, Quara District, 2013
Indicative questions on attitude and practice | Response categories | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Have you/your families ever been sick from onchocerciasis | Yes | 126(31.4) |
No | 267(66.6) | |
I do not remember | 8(2.0) | |
Is onchocerciasis a serious disease | Yes | 386(96.3) |
No | 10(2.5) | |
I don’t know | 5(1.2) | |
Do you think onchocerciasis need treatment | Yes | 377(94.0) |
No | 12(3.0) | |
I do not know | 12(3.0) | |
Type of treatment used | Modern | 370(98.1) |
Traditional | 7(1.9) | |
If Modern, which drug is needed to treat the disease | Ivermectin/Mectizan | 327(88.4) |
Albendazole | 43(11.6) | |
What do you do to prevent onchocerciasis | Avoiding river bathing | 204(54.5) |
Wearing protective clothes | 153(40.9) | |
Taking drug | 185(49.5) | |
Using bed net | 141(37.7) | |
Environmental sanitation | 93(24.9) | |
Personal hygiene | 53(14.2) | |
If your answer for the above question is Wearing protective clothes, in what way is used | In the lower extremities (below the knees) | 124(81.0) |
Around head & shoulders | 29(19.0) |