Table 2.
|
N |
% |
Have heard about meningococcal meningitisa | 520 | 95.8 |
Correct response | ||
Knowledge of modes of transmission of meningitisb | ||
Through droplets of respiratory (true) | 415 | 79.8 |
Through insects (false) | 413 | 79.5 |
Through foods (false) | 406 | 78.1 |
Knowledge of preventive measures of meningitisb | ||
Vaccine | 447 | 86 |
Avoid crowed place | 76 | 14.6 |
Antibiotics | 57 | 10.9 |
Knowledge about the availability of MenB vaccine in Italyb | 371 | 71.4 |
All sample (n = 543)
Only for those who reported that they have heard about meningococcal meningitis