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Table 3 Knowledge, attitude and practice towards onchocerciasis among respondents, Jimma Zone, southwestern Ethiopia (2012)

From: A community-based cross-sectional study of the epidemiology of onchocerciasis in unmapped villages for community directed treatment with ivermectin in Jimma Zone, southwestern Ethiopia

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Ever heard of onchocerciasis

  

Yes

52

11.8 %

No

388

88.2 %

Symptoms of the disease

  

Skin disfiguring

22

42.3 %

Itching

22

42.3 %

I don’t know

8

15.4 %

Body part affected

  

Skin

28

53.8 %

Any part

22

42.3 %

I don’t know

2

3.8 %

Causes of onchocerciasis

  

Black fly bite

16

30.8 %

Farm work

6

11.5 %

Contact with infected individual

9

17.3 %

aOthers

8

15.4 %

I don’t know

13

25 %

Modes of transmission

  

Black fly bite

11

21.2 %

Contact with infected individuals

16

30.8 %

bOthers

12

23.1 %

I don’t know

13

25 %

Most affected group of people

  

Adults

1

1.9 %

Young

1

1.9 %

All age groups

26

50 %

I don’t know

24

46.2 %

Onchocerciasis is a serious disease

  

Disagree

6

11.5 %

Undecided

1

1.9 %

Agree

45

86.5 %

Disfiguring disease

  

Disagree

11

21.2 %

Undecided

3

5.8 %

Agree

38

73.1 %

Onchocerciasis is treatable

  

Disagree

2

3.8 %

Undecided

2

3.8 %

Agree

48

92.3 %

Onchocerciasis is curable

  

Disagree

14

26.9 %

Undecided

38

73.1 %

Agree

0

0 %

Onchocerciasis is preventable

  

Disagree

8

15.4 %

Undecided

24

46.2 %

Agree

20

38.5 %

The role of the community is important

  

Disagree

4

7.7 %

Undecided

20

38.5 %

Agree

28

53.8 %

Practice towards preventive measures in community

  

Yes

1

1.9 %

No

51

98.1 %

Use health facility for onchocerciasis

  

Yes

3

5.8 %

No

49

94.2 %

Use modern medicine for onchocerciasis

  

Yes

2

1.9 %

No

50

98.1 %

Wear protective clothes during daily outdoor activities?

  

Yes

1

1.9

No

51

98.1

Bathing/washing in rivers

  

Yes

52

100 %

No

0

0 %

  1. OR = Odds ratio
  2. AOR = Adjusted odds ratio
  3. aOthers: Dirtiness, Excessive sun light
  4. bothers: Mosquito bite, Sexual intercourse