Table 2 Knowledge of cause and route of transmission of EVD
Variable | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Cause of EVD (n = 407) | |
 Dirty environment | 140 (34.4) |
 Germs (Virus) | 64 (15.7) |
 Our sins | 24 (6.0) |
 Bush meats | 21 (5.1) |
 Witches and wizards | 13 (3.1) |
 Curses | 11 (2.8) |
 Don’t know | 134 (32.9) |
Means of transmission of EVD (multiple responses) | |
 By eating improperly cooked bush meat | 159 (39.1) |
 By direct contact with non-human primates e.g. monkeys, bats | 150 (36.9) |
 Through unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person | 111 (27.3) |
 By direct contact with blood and body fluids of infected person | 98 (24.1) |
 Through mosquito bite | 65 (16.0) |
 By direct contact with asymptomatic carrier | 60 (14.7) |
 By direct contact with infected objects | 54 (13.3) |
 Through air | 41 (10.1) |
 By eating food from canteen | 41 (10.1) |
Symptoms of EVD (multiple responses) | |
 Fever | 142 (34.9) |
 Vomiting | 118 (29.0) |
 Headache | 114 (28.0) |
 Body weakness | 83 (20.4) |
 Diarrhea | 80 (19.7) |
 Body rashes | 73 (17.9) |
 Joint and muscle ache | 71 (17.4) |
 Internal / external bleeding | 71 (17.4) |
 Sore throat | 62 (15.2) |
 Abdominal pain | 62 (15.2) |
 Don’t know | 151 (37.1) |