Table 3 Attitude towards VL among study participants in Addis Zemen town, South Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2012
Variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatability of the disease n = 303 | Yes | 290 | 95.7 |
No | 8 | 2.6 | |
I don’t know | 5 | 1.7 | |
health problem in the community n = 303 | Yes | 161 | 53.1 |
No | 132 | 43.6 | |
I don’t know | 10 | 3.3 | |
Community participation to prevent VL n = 303 | Yes | 239 | 78.9 |
No | 23 | 7.6 | |
I don’t know | 41 | 13.5 | |
Treatment preference n = 303 | Traditional healer | 6 | 2 |
Health center | 286 | 94.4 | |
Holy water | 11 | 3.6 | |
Complete cure of the disease n = 303 | Yes | 262 | 86.4 |
No | 22 | 7.3 | |
I don’t know | 19 | 6.3 | |
Patient Care n = 303 | Cleanliness | 26 | 8.6 |
Bed net | 17 | 5.6 | |
Isolation of patient | 41 | 13.5 | |
Precaution in diet | 5 | 1.6 | |
I don’t know | 24 | 7.9 | |
More than one answer | 190 | 62.7 | |
Attitude (overall) | Positive attitude | 264 | 87.1% |
| Â | Negative attitude | 39 | 12.9% |