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. 2019 Jul 23;19:987. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-7308-x

Table 4.

Level of knowledge, concern, and seriousness of each disease in percentages

Current knowledge of the following diseases Not knowledgeable at all Somewhat knowledgeable Knowledgeable Very knowledgeable Extremely knowledgeable
chikungunya virus 72 16 7 0 5
dengue virus 66 22 5 2 4
malaria 16 42 26 8 7
West Nile virus 14 36 31 8 11
Zika virus 10 39 33 7 12
Concern you or a family member will contract disease Not Concerned Minimally concerned Concerned More than concerned, but not extremely Extremely Concerned
chikungunya virus 35 30 20 0 15
dengue virus 36 29 21 0 15
malaria 34 32 19 2 13
West Nile virus 16 38 24 3 18
Zika virus 17 30 28 4 21
How serious do you feel an infection would be? Not serious Minimally serious Serious More than serious, but not extremely serious Extremely serious
chikungunya virus 3 13 39 10 38
dengue virus 4 10 36 12 38
malaria 4 8 34 14 42
West Nile virus 3 11 30 17 40
Zika virus 4 16 31 8 42