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Table 3 Attitude and practice of CDD respondents (n=79) about onchocerciasis, Quara district, 2013

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice of community drug distributors’ about onchocerciasis and community directed treatment with ivermectin in Quara district, North Western Ethiopia

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)