Table 4 Knowledge on VL among study participants Denan district, Somali Region, southeast Ethiopia, 2021
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Heard about VL (n = 187) | Yes | 100 | 53.48 |
No | 87 | 46.52 | |
Source of VL information (n = 100) | Health personnel | 48 | 48 |
Friends and neighbors | 39 | 39 | |
Media (Radio and TV) | 5 | 5 | |
School | 8 | 8 | |
Mode of transmission (n = 100) | Contact with sick people | 18 | 18 |
Sand fly bite | 42 | 42 | |
Spoiled food | 3 | 3 | |
Mosquito bite | 23 | 23 | |
Don’t know | 14 | 14 | |
VL signs and symptoms (n = 100) | Fever and abdominal swelling | 48 | 48 |
Headache and fatigue | 3 | 3 | |
Multiple answers | 38 | 38 | |
Don’t know | 11 | 11 | |
Treatability of VL (n = 100) | Yes | 78 | 78 |
No | 7 | 7 | |
Don’t know | 15 | 15 | |
Identify the sand fly (n = 187) | Yes | 96 | 51.33 |
No | 91 | 48.7 | |
Sand flies found around your houses | Yes | 76 | 79.17 |
No | 20 | 20.83 | |
Sand fly breeding sites | Cracks of houses | 20 | 20.8 |
Termite mounds | 14 | 14.6 | |
Near animal shelter | 12 | 12.5 | |
Crevices of tree | 17 | 17.7 | |
Multiple domestic areas | 21 | 21.9 | |
Don’t know | 12 | 12.5 |