Indicative questions on knowledge | Response | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
Have you ever heard about the disease called onchocerciasis | Yes | 79 (100.0) |
No | 0 (0.0) | |
The cause of the disease | Filarial worm | 9 (11.4) |
Black (river) fly | 57 (72.2) | |
Mosquito | 2 (2.5) | |
Living in poor environmental sanitation | 3 (3.8) | |
Poor personal hygiene | 4 (5.1) | |
Sun scorching | 2 (2.5) | |
Being not vaccinated | 2 (2.5) | |
Oncho transmits from person to person | Yes | 63 (79.9) |
No | 11 (13.9) | |
I do not known | 5 (6.3) | |
The mode of transmission of the disease | Black fly bite | 57 (72.2) |
Contact with infected persons | 1 (1.3) | |
Mosquito bite | 1 (1.3) | |
Through breath | 2 (2.5) | |
Sharing clothes | 1 (1.3) | |
Sexual contact | 1 (1.3) | |
The signs and symptoms of the disease | Itching | 62 (78.5) |
Edema | 31 (39.2) | |
Skin change | 32 (40.5) | |
Oncho is preventable disease | Yes | 78 (98.7) |
No | 0 (0.0) | |
I do not know | 1 (1.3) |