Table 2 Knowledge about CL among participants resident in CL endemic areas in northwest, Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Seen a cutaneous leishmaniasis | ||
No | 50 | 12.3 |
Yes | 358 | 87.8 |
Signs of CL | ||
Painful lesion/disfiguring | 34 | 8.3 |
Painless/disfiguring | 9 | 2.2 |
Painful skin lesion | 103 | 25.3 |
Disfiguring skin lesion | 149 | 36.5 |
Fever | 4 | 0.9 |
Other | 5 | 1.2 |
I don’t know | 55 | 13.5 |
Have you seen a person with CL at your vicinity? | ||
Yes | 315 | 77.2 |
No | 91 | 22.3 |
Which gender is most affected by CL? | ||
Both | 79 | 19.4 |
Female | 71 | 17.4 |
Male | 135 | 33.1 |
I don’t know | 121 | 29.7 |
Indicate which parts of the body are mostly affected by CL | ||
Face | 324 | 79.4 |
I don’t know | 69 | 16.9 |
No specific site | 15 | 3.7 |
Which age groups are most affected by CL? | ||
Adult | 68 | 16. 7 |
Adult/elderly | 1 | 0.3 |
Children | 29 | 7.1 |
Elderly | 22 | 5.4 |
All age | 225 | 55.2 |
I don’t know | 62 | 15.2 |
How is CL transmitted? | ||
By mosquito bite | 24 | 5.9 |
Sand fly | 93 | 22.8 |
Air droplet | 5 | 1.2 |
Direct contact | 39 | 9.6 |
Other | 110 | 26.9 |
I don’t know | 137 | 33.6 |
Have you heard of sand fly? | ||
Yes | 87 | 21.3 |
No | 321 | 78.7 |
Does Sand fly transmit diseases? | ||
No | 109 | 26.7 |
Yes | 219 | 53.7 |
I don’t know | 80 | 19.6 |
What types of diseases are transmitted by sandfly? | ||
Diarrhoea | 75 | 18.4 |
Fever | 26 | 6.4 |
Cutaneous leishmaniasis | 153 | 37.5 |
Gastritis | 4 | 0.9 |
Skin lesion | 64 | 15.7 |
I don’t know the name | 19 | 4.7 |
I don’t know | 11 | 2.7 |
Where do sandfly breed? | ||
Building ruins | 2 | 0.5 |
Farmland | 4 | 0.9 |
In house | 3 | 0.7 |
Unhygienic place | 35 | 8.6 |
Waste disposal sites | 36 | 8.8 |
Other | 58 | 14.2 |
I don’t know | 270 | 66.2 |
What time do sand flies bite? | ||
Dawn/dusk &midnight | 31 | 7.6 |
Dawn/dusk day | 7 | 1.7 |
Day/mid night | 1 | 0.3 |
Dawn/dusk | 48 | 11.8 |
Day | 20 | 4.9 |
Mid night | 41 | 10.1 |
All the time | 23 | 5.6 |
I don’t know | 237 | 58.1 |
Which season of the year is peak for CL? | ||
Summer and winter | 7 | 1.7 |
Winter and spring | 3 | 0.7 |
Winter & spring & summer | 1 | 0.3 |
Autumn only | 31 | 7.6 |
Summer and spring | 2 | 0.5 |
Summer/spring/autumn | 6 | 1.5 |
Spring only | 36 | 8.8 |
Summer only | 88 | 21.6 |
Winter only | 26 | 6.4 |
All year round | 19 | 4.7 |
I don’t know | 189 | 46.3 |
What are your sources of information on CL? | ||
TV and radio | 2 | 0.5 |
Radio only | 9 | 2.2 |
TV only | 4 | 1.0 |
Community health education | 6 | 1.5 |
Community centre | 225 | 55.2 |
Health education (Schools) | 61 | 14.9 |
Newsletters | 3 | 0.7 |
No sources of information | 97 | 23.8 |
Other sources | 1 | 0.3 |