Table 1.
Frequency distribution of Knowledge items about CCHF.
| Category\ Knowledge variables | Correct answer n (%) |
|---|---|
| Ways of transmission | |
| Tick bite | 150 (85.2) |
| Crushing tick with hand | 142 (80.7) |
| Contact with CCHF patient blood | 140 (79.5) |
| Contact with CCHF patient stool, urine, or saliva | 108 (61.4) |
| Contact with CCHF-infected livestock fluid | 133 (75.6) |
| Contact with CCHF infected carcasses | 146 (83.0) |
| Contact with CCHF-infected livestock blood | 150 (85.2) |
| Eating uncooked meat of CCHF-infected livestock | 147 (83.5) |
| Drinking unboiled milk of CCHF-infected livestock | 42 (23.9) |
| Social contact (shaking hands, kissing, …) with CCHF patient | 75 (42.6) |
| Air inhalation | 81 (46.0) |
| Drinking contaminated water | 74 (42.0) |
| Symptoms of CCHF | |
| Bleeding | 150 (85.2) |
| Fever | 159 (90.3) |
| Headache | 153 (86.9) |
| Muscular pain | 150 (85.2) |
| Joints pain | 136 (77.3) |
| Nausea & Vomiting | 133 (75.6) |
| Diarrhea | 129 (73.3) |
| Weakness | 120 (68.6) |
| Bruising | 121 (69.1) |
| Jobs at risk | |
| Livestock farmers | 164 (93.2) |
| Vets | 134 (76.1) |
| Butchers | 162 (92.0) |
| Slaughterhouse workers | 155 (88.1) |
| Farmers | 90 (51.1) |
| Prevention and treatment | |
| Infected livestock is often symptomatic | 76 (43.9) |
| CCHF is curable with medicine | 29 (16.7) |
| Eating meat just after slaughtering | 107 (61.5) |
| CCHF is mostly prevalent in cold seasons | 91 (52.3) |
| CCHF vaccine is available | 61 (34.7) |