Table 2 Knowledge on VL among study participants in Addis Zemen town, South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2012

Heard about kalazar n = 346

Yes

303

87.6

No

43

12.4

Infectiousness of the Diseases n = 303

Yes

182

60.1

No

50

16.5

I don’t know

71

23.4

Mode of transmission n = 182

Malaria mosquito

1

.5

Worms

4

2.1

sleeping with infected person

18

9.6

Sand fly

128

68.1

I don’t know

27

14.4

Others

10

5.3

Sign and symptoms n = 303

Fever

3

1.0

Fatigue

1

0.33

Abdominal swelling

57

18.8

I don’t know

53

17.5

Others

1

0.33

More than one answer

188

62

Preventability of disease n = 303

Yes

246

81.2

No

16

5.3

Don’t know

41

13.5

Out come if left untreated n = 303

Death

293

96.7

Self cure

2

0.7

Don’t know

8

2.6

Knowledge on VL (overall)

Knowledgeable

Male

115

42.4

female

156

57.6

Total

271

89.4

Not Knowledgeable

Male

8

25

Female

24

75

Total

32

10.6