Table 2.
Cholera knowledge and hygiene practices among participants in pre- and post-OCV campaign knowledge and practices surveys—Haiti, 2013–2014
| Pre-OCV campaign survey August 2013 | Post-OCV campaign survey July 2014 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 297 | N = 302 | ||||
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Knowledge | |||||
| Heard of cholera | 297 | 100 | 302 | 100 | – |
| Knew watery diarrhea was a symptom of cholera | 275 | 92.6 | 286 | 94.7 | 0.38 |
| Knew vomiting was a symptom of cholera | 260 | 87.5 | 263 | 87.1 | 0.88 |
| Knew dehydration was a symptom of cholera | 19 | 6.4 | 29 | 9.6 | 0.24 |
| Knew about washing hands with soap for cholera prevention | 246 | 82.8 | 226 | 74.8 | 0.07 |
| Knew about boiling or treating water for cholera prevention | 189 | 63.6 | 217 | 71.9 | 0.06 |
| Knew about cooking food thoroughly for cholera prevention | 115 | 38.7 | 130 | 43.0 | 0.46 |
| Heard of OCV | 86 | 29.2 | 248 | 82.1 | < 0.0001 |
| Practice | |||||
| Reported washing hands before eating | 272 | 95.8 | 275 | 91.1 | 0.09 |
| Reported washing hands after using the toilet | 271 | 96.1 | 287 | 95.0 | 0.65 |
| Reported washing hands before eating and after using the toilet | 256 | 88.9 | 265 | 87.4 | 0.77 |
| Soap or detergent reported to be available at home | 291 | 98.3 | 264 | 87.4 | < 0.0001 |
| Observed place for handwashing | 43 | 14.7 | 89 | 30.1 | 0.01 |
| Observed soap at handwashing station | 46 | 16.2 | 102 | 34.5 | 0.001 |
| Reported using soap for handwashing | 250 | 85.9 | 218 | 82.6 | 0.55 |
| Reported receiving OCV the year before the survey | 4 | 1.4 | 183 | 60.6 | < 0.0001 |
OCV = oral cholera vaccine.