Table 7.

Descriptive analysis on prevention practice of participants.

Variables	Frequency∗	Percent (%)
How often do you seek health care?
Less than once a year	34	8.1
Once a year	21	5.0
Twice a year	98	23.2
As soon as I get sick	263	62.3
Not at all	6	1.4
What do you do to prevent from getting VL infection?
Good hygiene	135	32.0
Good nutrition	141	33.4
Avoid from mosquito bites	137	32.5
Avoid from sand fly bites	249	59.0
Avoid sharing utensils	27	6.4
What do you do to prevent the spread of VL infection from patients?
Avoid sand fly bites	226	53.6
Avoid mosquito bites	195	46.2
Avoid sharing utensils	156	37.0
Avoid sharing needles and tooth brush	130	30.8
Avoid hand shaking	25	5.9
Where do you prefer to seek VL treatment?
Government health institutions	350	82.9
Private health institutions	57	13.5
Pharmacy	1	0.2
Traditional healers	0	0.0
Holly water	6	1.4

^∗The cumulative frequency for a given variable may be equal or greater than the total sample size (422), since one participant may mention one or more than one preventive practices.