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 |