Table 2 Knowledge of the participants on VL and sand flies vector
From: Risk factors of visceral leishmaniasis: a case control study in north-western Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Knowledge | ||
knowledge on VL | ||
Awareness about kala-azar | 266 | 94.0% |
Know the signs and symptoms of kala-azar | 171 | 60.4% |
Mode of transmission | ||
By the bite of sand fly | 85 | 30.0% |
By the bite of mosquitoes | 148 | 52.3% |
Do not know | 50 | 17.7% |
Knowledge on sand fly | ||
Identify or recognize the vector | 30 | 10.6% |
Know about the breeding habitat of the vector | ||
Dirty place | 41 | 14.5% |
Cervices in the house | 20 | 7.1% |
Thatched roof | 2 | .7% |
Damp and dark areas | 51 | 18.0% |
Acacia-Balanite trees | 70 | 24.7% |
Cracked black cotton soil | 21 | 7.4% |
Sand soil | 22 | 7.8% |
Near animal burrow | 14 | 4.9% |
Do not know | 42 | 14.8% |