Indicative questions on attitude and practice | Response | Number (%) |
---|---|---|
Have you/your families ever been sick from Onchocerciasis | Yes | 16 (20.3) |
No | 62 (78.5) | |
I do not remember | 1 (1.3) | |
Is onchocerciasis a serious disease | Yes | 75 (94.9) |
No | 4 (5.1) | |
Do you think onchocerciasis needs treatment | Yes | 74 (93.7) |
No | 4 (5.1) | |
I do not know | 1 (1.3) | |
What type of treatment | Modern | 74 (100.0) |
Traditional | 0 (0.0) | |
If modern, which drug is needs to treat the disease | Ivermectin/mectizan | 74 (100.0) |
Albendazole | 0 (0.0) | |
Do you think onchocerciasis is preventable disease | Yes | 78 (98.7) |
No | 0 (0.0) | |
I do not know | 1 (1.3) | |
What do you do to prevent Onchocerciasis | Avoiding river bathing | |
Yes | 31 (39.7) | |
No | 47 (60.3) | |
Wearing protective clothes | ||
Yes | 38 (48.7) | |
No | 40 (51.3) | |
Taking drug | ||
Yes | 43 (55.1) | |
No | 35 (44.9) | |
Using bed net | ||
Yes | 30 (38.5) | |
No | 48 (61.5) | |
Environmental sanitation | ||
Yes | 22 (28.2) | |
No | 56 (71.8) | |
Personal hygiene | ||
Yes | 7 (9.0) | |
No | 71 (91.0) | |
If your answer for the above question is wearing protective clothes, in what way is used | In the lower extremities (below the knees) | 34 (89.5) |
Around head and shoulders | 4 (10.5) |