Table 2.
Knowledge on the disease, its cause and zoonotic nature by the community member respondents
| Variable | Knowledge on the disease | Knowledge on the cause of the disease | Zoonotic nature | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n/%) | No (n/%) | Germ (n/%) | God given (n/%) | aOther (n/% | Don’t know (n/%) | Yes (n/%) | No (n/%) | Don’t know (n/%) | ||
| Sex (n = 800) | Female | 229/63.4 | 132/36.6 | 22/6.1 | 37/10.3 | 14/3.9 | 288/79.8 | 66/18.3 | 62/17.2 | 233/64.5 |
| Male | 267/60.8 | 172/39.2 | 52/11.9 | 34/7.7 | 20/4.6 | 333/75.9 | 95/21.6 | 64/14.6 | 280/63.8 | |
| Total | 496/62 | 304/38 | 74/9.3 | 71/8.9 | 34/4.3 | 621/77.6 | 161/20.1 | 126/15.8 | 513/64.1 | |
| Age (n = 792) | 18–25 | 23/33.8 | 45/66.2 | 3/4.4 | 4/5.9 | 1/1.5 | 60/ 88.2 | 12/17.7 | 5/7.4 | 51/75 |
| 26–33 | 59/47.6 | 65/52.4 | 11/8.9 | 4/3.2 | 1/0.8 | 108/87.1 | 20/ 16.1 | 9/7.3 | 95/76.6 | |
| 34–41 | 88/60.3 | 58/39.7 | 12/8.2 | 16/11 | 5/3.4 | 113/77.4 | 34/23.3 | 20/13.7 | 92/63 | |
| 42–49 | 77/66.4 | 39/33.6 | 17/14.7 | 10/8.6 | 5/4.3 | 84/72.4 | 28/24.1 | 19/ 16.4 | 69/59.5 | |
| 50–57 | 80/69.6 | 35/30.4 | 16/13.9 | 13/11.3 | 3/2.6 | 83/72.2 | 26/22.6 | 21/18.3 | 68/59.1 | |
| 58–65 | 80/79.2 | 21/ 20.8 | 7/6.9 | 7/6.9 | 10/9.9 | 77/76.2 | 18/17.8 | 28/27.7 | 55/54.5 | |
| > 65 | 84/68.9 | 38/31.1 | 6/4.9 | 17/13.9 | 9/ 7.4 | 90/73.8 | 20/16.4 | 23/18.9 | 79/64.8 | |
| Total | 491/62 | 301/38 | 72/ 9.1 | 71/9 | 34/ 4.3 | 615/ 77.7 | 158/20 | 125/15.8 | 509/ 64.27 | |
| Education (n = 800) | No formal education | 205/66.3 | 104/33.7 | 24/7.8 | 36/11.7 | 15/4.9 | 234/75.73 | 49/15.9 | 64/20.7 | 196/63.4 |
| 1–4 | 78/70.9 | 32/29.1 | 13/11.8 | 11/10 | 4/3.6 | 82/74.6 | 29/26.4 | 12/10.9 | 69/62.7 | |
| 5–8 | 104/65 | 56/35 | 16/10 | 12/7.5 | 10/6.3 | 122/76.3 | 37/23.1 | 28/17.5 | 95/59.4 | |
| 9–10 | 64/47.1 | 72/52.9 | 7/5.2 | 9/6.6 | 3/2.2 | 11/86 | 17/12.5 | 13/9.6 | 106/77.9 | |
| 11–12 | 18/47.4 | 20/52.6 | 2/5.3 | 2/5.3 | 0 | 34/89.4 | 10/26.3 | 4/10.5 | 24/63.1 | |
| Diploma | 16/59.3 | 11/40.7 | 7/25.9 | 1/3.7 | 2/7.4 | 17/63 | 11/40.7 | 4/14.8 | 12/44.4 | |
| 1st degree & above | 11/55 | 9/45 | 5/25 | 0 | 0 | 15/75 | 8/40 | 1/5 | 11/55 | |
| Total | 496/62 | 304/38 | 74/9.3 | 71/8.9 | 34/4.3 | 621/77.6 | 161/20.1 | 126/15.8 | 513/64.1 | |
| Occupation (n = 800) | Civil servant | 28/71.8 | 11/28.2 | 9/23.1 | 2/5.1 | 6/15.4 | 22 56.4 | 15/38.5 | 8/20.5 | 16/41 |
| Merchant | 72/49.7 | 73/50.3 | 9/6.2 | 14/9.7 | 3/2.1 | 119/82.1 | 29/20 | 17/11.7 | 99/68.3 | |
| Farmer | 288/64.1 | 161/35.9 | 46/10.2 | 34/7.6 | 17/3.8 | 352/78.4 | 78/17.4 | 70/15.6 | 301/67 | |
| Daily worker | 28/63.6 | 16/36.4 | 3/6.8 | 4/9.1 | 2/4.6 | 35/79.6 | 14/31.8 | 9/20.5 | 21/47.7 | |
| Students | 4/30.7 | 9/69.2 | 1/7.7 | 0 | 0 | 12/92.3 | 1/7.7 | 2/15.4 | 10/76.9 | |
| bOther | 9/75 | 3/25 | 3/25 | 1/8.3 | 0 | 8/66.7 | 6/50 | 1/8.3 | 5/41.7 | |
| Unemployed | 67/68.7 | 31/31.6 | 3/3.1 | 16/16.3 | 6/6.1 | 73/4.5 | 18/18.4 | 19/19.4 | 61/62.2 | |
| Total | 496/62 | 304/38 | 74/9.3 | 71/8.9 | 34/4.3 | 621/77.6 | 161/20.1 | 126/15.8 | 513/64.1 | |
| Animal ownership (n = 800) | Have | 298/65.9 | 154/34.1 | 52/11.5 | 42/9.3 | 19/4.2 | 339/75 | 87/19.3 | 82/18.1 | 283/62.6 |
| Have not | 198/56.9 | 150/43.1 | 22/6.3 | 29/8.3 | 15/4.3 | 282/81 | 74/21.3 | 44 (12.6) | 230/66.1 | |
| Total | 496/62 | 304/38 | 74/9.3 | 71/8.9 | 34/4.3 | 621/77.6 | 161/20.1 | 126/15.8 | 513/64.1 | |
| District (n = 800) | Adigrat | 152/64.1 | 85/35.9 | 20/8.4 | 24/ 10.1 | 15/6.3 | 178/75.1 | 69/29.1 | 53/22.4 | 115/48.5 |
| Gulomkada | 155/50 | 155/50 | 44/14.2 | 8/ 2.6 | 9/2.9 | 249/80.3 | 53/17.1 | 20/6.5 | 237/76.5 | |
| Ganta-afeshum | 189/74.7 | 64/25.3 | 10/4 | 39/15.4 | 10/4 | 194/76.7 | 39/15.4 | 53/21 | 161/63.6 | |
| Total | 496/62 | 304/38 | 74/ 9.3 | 71/8.9 | 34/4.3 | 621/77.6 | 161/20.1 | 126/15.8 | 513/64.1 | |
aHeredity, witchcraft, lack of sanitation, hunger, insects, thirst
bPrivate company worker, retired