Table 3.
Knowledge on the disease, its cause and zoonotic nature by the professional respondents
| Variable | Knowledge on the cause of the disease | Forms of the diseasea | Zoonotic nature | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacteria (n/%) | bOther (n/%) | Don’t know (n/%) | Cutaneous (n/%) | GIT (n/%) | Respiratory (n/%) | Yes (n/%) | No (n/%) | Don’t know (n/%) | ||
| Sex (n = 61) | Female | 9/30 | 5/16.7 | 16/53.3 | 23/76.7 | 11/36.7 | 11/36.7 | 26/86.7 | 2/6.7 | 2/6.7 |
| Male | 25/80.6 | 1/3.2 | 5/16.1 | 18/58.1 | 10/32.3 | 11/35.5 | 29/93.6 | 2/6.5 | 0 | |
| Total | 34/55.7 | 6/9.8 | 21/34.4 | 41/67.2 | 21/34.4 | 22/36.1 | 55/90.1 | 4/6.6 | 2/3.3 | |
| Age (n = 43) | 18–25 | 6/80 | 0 | 4/40 | 7/70 | 4/40 | 3/30 | 7/70 | 2/20 | 1/10 |
| 26–33 | 15/68.2 | 2/ 9.1 | 5/ 22.7 | 16/72.7 | 8/36.1 | 11/50 | 20/ 90.9 | 1/ 4.6 | 1/ 4.6 | |
| 34–41 | 1/20 | 1/20 | 3/ 33.3 | 4/80 | 1/20 | 1/20 | 5/100 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42–49 | 1/33.3 | 1/33.3 | 1/ 33.3 | 1/33.3 | 2/66.7 | 1/33.3 | 3/100 | 0 | 0 | |
| > 49 | 2/66.7 | 1/33.3 | 0 | 2/66.7 | 0 | 1/33.3 | 3/100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 25/58.1 | 5/ 11.6 | 13/30.2 | 30/69.8 | 15/ 34.9 | 17/ 39.5 | 38/88.4 | 3/7 | 2/4.7 | |
| Education (n = 60) | Diploma | 19/51.4 | 4/10.8 | 14/37.8 | 24/64.7 | 9/24.3 | 12/32.4 | 35/94.6 | 1/2.7 | 1/2.7 |
| Degree | 12/60 | 2/10 | 6/30 | 15/75 | 9/45 | 8/40 | 16/80 | 3/15 | 1/5 | |
| MSc | 3/100 | 0 | 0 | 2/66.7 | 3/100 | 2/66.7 | 3/100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 34/56.7 | 6/10 | 20/33.3 | 41/68.3 | 21/35 | 22/36.7 | 54/90 | 4/6.7 | 2/3.3 | |
| District (n = 62) | Adigrat | 8/32 | 5/20 | 12/48 | 18/72 | 6/24 | 6/24 | 19/76 | 4/16 | 2/8 |
| Gulomkada | 15/88.2 | 0 | 2/17.8 | 10/58.8 | 10/58.8 | 8/47.1 | 17/100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ganta-afeshum | 12/60 | 1/5 | 7/35 | 14/70 | 5/25 | 8/40 | 20/100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35/56.5 | 6/9.7 | 21/33.9 | 42/67.7 | 21/33.9 | 22/35.5 | 56/90.3 | 4/6.5 | 2/3.2 | |
| Profession (n = 62) | HHPs | 22/44.9 | 6/12 | 21/42.9 | 34/69.4 | 17/34.7 | 16/32.6 | 43/87.8 | 4/8.1 | 2/4.1 |
| AHEs | 13/100 | 0 | 0 | 8/61.5 | 4/30.8 | 6/46.1 | 13/100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 35/56.5 | 6/9.7 | 21/33.9 | 42/67.7 | 21/33.9 | 22/35.5 | 56/90.3 | 4/6.5 | 2/3.2 | |
athere were individuals who knew more than two form of the disease
bLeishmania, fly