Table 3.
Opinion about DF prevention among HCPs working in public health facilities (N=300), Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia, 2017
| Categorical responses n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree |
| Do you believe that dengue fever could be prevented and controlled | 148 (49.3%) | 133 (44.3%) | 8 (2.7%) | 6 (2%) | 5 (1.7%) |
| Do you think you are fully trained to manage a patient with an infection of dengue without warning signs? | 12 (4%) | 33 (11%) | 14 (4.7%) | 168 (56%) | 73 (24.3%) |
| Do you think that eliminating the breeding site of the dengue-causing mosquito is complicated and time consuming? | 52 (17.3%) | 146 (48.7%) | 11 (3.7%) | 71 (23.7%) | 20 (6.7%) |
| Do you think that you have an important role in dengue fever prevention? | 67 (22.3%) | 142 (47.3%) | 64 (21.3%) | 23 (7.7%) | 4 (1.3%) |
| Do you think that dengue is a major problem for your population? | 38 (12.7%) | 170 (56.7%) | 7 (2.3%) | 77 (25.7%) | 8 (2.7%) |
| Do you think that dengue is difficult to detect? | 11 (3.7%) | 93 (31%) | 13 (4.3%) | 170 (56.7%) | 13 (4.3%) |
| Do you think that the environment is conducive to disease transmission? | 67 (22.3%) | 210 (70%) | 6 (2%) | 12 (4%) | 5 (1.7%) |
| Do you think that dengue has a high morbidity? | 44 (14.7%) | 133 (44.3%) | 17 (5.7%) | 99 (33%) | 7 (2.3%) |
| Do you think dengue is considered an alarming diagnosis? | 37 (12.3%) | 141 (47%) | 28 (9.3%) | 89 (29.7%) | 5 (1.7%) |
| Do you feel like dengue decreases economic productivity? | 107 (35.7%) | 171 (57%) | 6 (2%) | 15 (5%) | 1 (0.3%) |
Abbreviations: DF,Dengue Fever; HCPs, health care professionals.