Table 2 Knowledge and practice of study participants on cutaneous leishmaniasis in Ganta-afeshum, Tigrai, northern Ethiopia, 2019
Questions | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Participants knowledge on cutaneous leishmaniasis | ||
Have you ever heard about cutaneous leishmaniasis? (n = 384) | Yes | 382 (99.5) |
No | 2 (0.5) | |
Do you believe cutaneous leishmaniasis is a health problem? (n = 382) | Yes | 313 (82) |
No | 69 (18) | |
Do you believe cutaneous leishmaniasis can be cured through treatment? (n = 382) | Yes | 8 (2) |
No | 206 (54) | |
Don’t know | 168 (44) | |
Mode of cutaneous leishmaniasis transmission? (n = 382) | Sand fly | 0 (0) |
Contact with infected lesion | 42 (11) | |
Poor personal hygiene | 118 (31) | |
Climate change | 148 (39) | |
Genetically | 75 (19) | |
What are the sign and symptom cutaneous leishmaniasis? (n = 382) | Lesion on face(cheek, chin, nose, ear, forehead, lip) | 380 (99.5) |
Itching skin | 154 (40) | |
Fever | 15 (4) | |
Location of lesion or scar? (n = 382) | Face (cheek nose, ear, forehead, chin, lip) | 380 (99.5%) |
Hand | 20 (5) | |
Leg | 4 (1) | |
Have you ever heard about the sand fly? (n = 384) | Yes | 0 (0) |
No | 384 (100) | |
Do you believe cutaneous leishmaniasis can be prevented? (n = 382) | Yes | 313 (82) |
No | 69 (18) | |
If “yes” what are the prevention measures of CL? n = 313 | Using bed net | 0 (0) |
House spray with chemical | 0 (0) | |
Personal hygiene | 145 (46) | |
Environmental sanitation | 137 (44) | |
Isolating from infected person | 31 (10) | |
Overall knowledge | Good | 323 (84) |
Poor | 61 (16) | |
Participants practice on preventive measure of cutaneous leishmaniasis | ||
Health education for CL | Yes | 0 (0) |
No | 384 (100) | |
Sleeping under nets | Yes | 0 (0%) |
No | 384 (100) | |
House spray with chemical on last 12 month | Yes | 0 (0) |
No | 384 (100) | |
Control and fill cracks and animal borrow | Yes | 106 (28) |
No | 278 (72) | |
Working outsides during the night? | Yes | 361 (94) |
No | 23 (6) | |
Do you sleep outdoor during the night? | Yes | 238 (62) |
No | 146 (38) | |
If “yes” Sleeping conditions? n = 238 | Near agricultural and vegetation area | 22 (9) |
Near animal house | 216 (91) | |
Overall practice status | Good | 69 (18) |
Poor | 315 (82) | |