Table 2.
Attitude toward cholera and cholera vaccine (n = 2,830)
| Statement |
Agreed |
Disagreed |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Given score | Percentage | Given score | Percentage | |
| Believe that we should wash our both hands with soap or ash after defecation |
+1 |
99.9 |
−1 |
0.1 |
| Believe that it may cause disease if stool is passed at anywhere |
+1 |
99.9 |
−1 |
0.1 |
| Believe that we should wash our hands before taking any food |
+1 |
100.0 |
−1 |
0 |
| Believe that we should encourage people for cholera vaccination |
+1 |
99.9 |
−1 |
0.1 |
| Believe that cholera is very serious for children |
+1 |
98.2 |
−1 |
1.8 |
| Believe that cholera is a very serious disease for adults |
+1 |
97.5 |
−1 |
2.5 |
| Believe that cholera is a severe health problem which may cause death |
+1 |
99.5 |
−1 |
0.5 |
| Believe that cholera can be prevented through vaccination |
+1 |
86.4 |
−1 |
0.8, *don’t know- 12.8 |
| Believe that cholera vaccine may be harmful for health |
−1 |
2.4 |
+1 |
64.4, *don’t know- 33.3 |
|
Total given score |
9 |
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Mean score of attitude with SD |
7.14 ± 0.80 |
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|
% of highly positive (score equal to or greater than 5) |
97.0 (95% CI: 96.4-97.6) |
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| % of less positive (score equal to or less than 4) | 3.0 (95% CI: 2.4-3.6) | |||
* Don’t know responses were scored as 0.