Indicative questions | Response categories | Bayomen (%) | Biatsota (%) | Both villages (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Numbers | 132 | 83 | 215 | |
Have you ever heard about onchocerciasis? | Yes | 119 (90.2) | 71 (85.5) | 190 (88.4) |
No | 13 (9.8) | 12 (14.5) | 25 (11.6) | |
If “yes”, do you know transmission mode? | Black fly bites | 23 (17.4) | 27 (32.5) | 50 (23.3) |
Mosquitoes’ bites | 9 (6.8) | 5 (6.0) | 14 (6.5) | |
Dirty food/water | 1 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) | |
Don't know | 86 (65.2) | 39 (47.0) | 125 (58.1) | |
Have you ever heard of black flies? | Yes | 131 (99.2) | 82 (98.8) | 213 (99.1) |
No | 1 (0.8) | 1 (1.2) | 2 (0.9) | |
Do you know that black flies can transmit diseases? | Yes | 106 (80.3) | 64 (77.1) | 170 (79.1) |
No | 26 (19.7) | 19 (22.9) | 45 (20.9) | |
If “yes”, which one?a | Filariasis | 53 (40.2) | 43 (51.8) | 96 (44.7) |
Malaria | 25 (18.9) | 16 (19.3) | 41 (19.1) | |
Sleeping sickness | 2 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.9) | |
Scabies | 8 (6.1) | 6 (7.2) | 14 (6.5) | |
Don't know | 27 (20.5) | 7 (8.4) | 34 (15.8) | |
Do you have post-bite sequelae? | Yes | 118 (89.4) | 79 (95.2) | 197 (91.6) |
No | 14 (10.6) | 4 (4.8) | 18 (8.4) | |
If “yes”, what kind of effects?a | Itching | 97 (73.5) | 75 (90.4) | 172 (80.0) |
Swelling | 31 (23.5) | 48 (57.8) | 79 (36.7) | |
Pain | 6 (4.5) | 2 (2.4) | 8 (3.7) | |
Have you ever stopped working because of black fly bites? | Yes | 95 (72) | 54 (65.1) | 149 (69.3) |
No | 37 (28) | 29 (34.9) | 66 (30.7) | |
Do black flies also bite you at home? | Yes | 127 (96.2) | 83 (100) | 210 (97.7) |
No | 5 (3.8) | 0 (0) | 5 (2.3) | |
If “yes”, indoor or outdoor? | Indoor only | 1 (0.75) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.5) |
Outdoor only | 42 (31.8) | 40 (48.2) | 82 (38.1) | |
Indoor and outdoor | 84 (63.6) | 43 (51.8) | 127 (59.1) | |
How do you protect yourself from black fly bites?a | Clothes covering the body | 97 (73.5) | 74 (89.2) | 171 (79.5) |
Palm oil | 7 (5.3) | 8 (9.6) | 15 (7.0) | |
Diesel | 2 (1.5) | 3 (1.5) | 5 (2.3) | |
Lemon extract | 3 (2.3) | 1 (1.2) | 4 (1.9) | |
No protection | 28 (21.2) | 4 (4.8) | 32 (14.9) | |
During which period are black flies more abundant? | Rainy season | 100 (75.8) | 75 (90.4) | 175 (81.4) |
Dry season | 10 (7.6) | 2 (2.4) | 12 (5.6) | |
All seasons | 10 (7.6) | 4 (4.8) | 14 (6.5) | |
Don’t know | 12 (9.1) | 2 (2.4) | 14 (6.5) | |
Where do black flies lay their eggs?a | River | 9 (6.8) | 14 (16.9) | 23 (10.7) |
Bush | 36 (27.3) | 9 (10.8) | 45 (21.0) | |
Dirty water | 0 (0) | 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.5) | |
Grass | 1 (0.8) | 2 (2.4) | 3 (1.4) | |
Don’t know | 87 (65.9) | 60 (72.3) | 147 (68.4) | |
Would you be willing to help in the fight against black flies? | Yes | 86 (65.2) | 83 (100) | 169 (78.6) |
No | 43 (32.6) | 0 (0) | 43 (20.0) | |
Don’t know | 3 (1.4) | 0 (0) | 3 (1.4) | |
Do you know about Mectizan? | Yes | 123 (93.2) | 83 (100) | 206 (95.8) |
No | 9 (6.8) | 0 (0) | 9 (4.2) | |
Do you usually take Mectizan? | Yes | 113 (85.6) | 78 (94) | 191 (88.3) |
No | 18 (13.6) | 05 (6) | 23 (10.7) |