Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | |
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Attitudes about the disease | |||||
Leishmaniasis is an emerging disease in north central province | 7(3.8%) | 6(3.3%) | 16(8.7%) | 114(62.0%) | 41(22.3%) |
Early diagnosis and treatment is important in controlling Leishmaniasis. | 10(5.5%) | 09(4.9%) | 01(0.5%) | 99(54.1%) | 64(35.0%) |
Leishmaniasis can be eliminated from Sri Lanka. | 10(5.5%) | 17(9.3%) | 35(19.1%) | 95(51.9%) | 26(14.2%) |
Attitudes about notification | |||||
Notification of Leishmaniasis is important. | 12(6.6%) | 1(0.5%) | 4(2.2%) | 76(41.5%) | 90(49.2%) |
All medical practitioners can notify diseases. | 10(5.5%) | 11(6.1%) | 8(4.4%) | 96(53.0%) | 56(30.9%) |
Current notification system is effective. | 8(4.5%) | 31(17.5%) | 65(36.7%) | 66(37.3%) | 7(4.0%) |
Barriers for timely notification are | |||||
i) Unavailability of notification forms | 19(11.7%) | 52(31.9%) | 32(19.6%) | 53(32.5%) | 7(4.3%) |
ii) Heavy work load for medical officers | 19(11.2%) | 36(21.3%) | 29(17.2%) | 71(42.0%) | 14(8.3%) |
iii) Lack of staff to send the notification forms on time | 19(12.1%) | 55(35.0%) | 28(17.8%) | 45(28.7%) | 10(6.4%) |