Table 3.
Ebola related general knowledge
| KNOWLEDGE VARIABLE | FREQUENCY | PERCENT |
| ORIGIN OF THE NAME EBOLA | ||
| Named after Dr. Ebola, the first physician who diagnosed it. | 28 | 15.8% |
| It was named after the village in Liberia | 33 | 18.6% |
| It was named after a river in the Democratic Republic of Congo | 116 | 65.6% |
| KNOWLEDGE OF NATURAL HOST OF EBOLA VIRUS | ||
| Monkey | 120 | 67.8% |
| Chimpanzee | 49 | 27.7% |
| Gorillas | 63 | 35.6% |
| Fruit bats | 70 | 39.5% |
| Forest antelope | 75 | 42.4% |
| Porcupine | 22 | 12.4% |
| Swine | 21 | 11.9% |
| KNOWLEDGE OF MODE OF TRANSMISSION OF EBOLA VIRUS | ||
| Through fomites | 14 | 7.9% |
| Contact with blood and body fluids/ secretions of infected persons | 127 | 71.8% |
| Sexual intercourse | 52 | 29.4% |
| Transfusion of infected blood | 64 | 36.2% |
| Preparation and eating of infected bush-meat | 104 | 58.8% |
| Shaking hands with someone who has not manifested symptoms | 14 | 7.9% |
| Studying in the same classroom with someone who has not manifested symptoms of EVD. |
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| INCUBATION PERIOD OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE | 14 | 7.9% |
| 1 to 7 days | 31 | 17.5% |
| 2 to 21 days | 124 | 70.1% |
| WHICH COUNTRY REPORTED FIRST CASE IN THE WORLD? | ||
| Liberia | 85 | 48.0% |
| Democratic Republic of Congo | 71 | 40.1% |
| WHEN WAS THE FIRST CASE REPORTED IN NIGERIA? | ||
| January, 1999 | 11 | 6.2% |
| April, 2004 | 21 | 11.9% |
| July 2014 | 109 | 61.6% |
| KNOWLEDGE OF SYMPTOMS OF EBOLA VIRUS DISEASE | ||
| Fever | 120 | 67.8% |
| Fatigue | 67 | 37.9% |
| Joint and Muscle pain | 117 | 66.1% |
| Headache | 127 | 71.8% |
| Sore throat | 67 | 37.9% |
| Nausea and vomiting | 89 | 50.3% |
| Internal and external bleeding | 163 | 92.1% |
| Redness of the eyes | 46 | 26.0% |
| Rashes | 21 | 11.9% |
| Polyuria | 21 | 11.9% |