Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics (N = 150).
| Variables | Response category | Travel history | History of working in the forest | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes N(%) | No N(%) | Yes N(%) | No N(%) | ||
| Sex | Male | 16(16.7) | 80(83.3) | 79(82.3) | 17(17.7) |
| Female | 4(7.4) | 50(92.6) | 47(87.0) | 7(13.0) | |
| District | Itang | 15(12.8) | 102(87.2) | 96(82.1) | 21(17.9) |
| Lare | 5(15.2) | 28(84.8) | 30(90.9) | 3(9.1) | |
| Age (years) | 18–30 years | 10(17.5) | 47(82.5) | 48(84.2) | 9(15.8) |
| 31–40 years | 5(10.2) | 44(89.8) | 40(81.6) | 9(18.4) | |
| ≥41 years | 5(11.4) | 39(88.6) | 38(86.4) | 6(13.6) | |
| Ethnicity | Nuer | 15(15.5) | 82(84.5) | 92(94.8) | 5(5.2) |
| Agnewak | 5(9.4) | 48(90.6) | 34(64.2) | 19(35.8) | |
| Education level | Informal | 9(9.7) | 84(90.3) | 83(89.3) | 10(10.7) |
| Formal | 11(19.3) | 46(80.7) | 43(75.4) | 14(24.6) | |
| Occupation | Pastoralist | 8(13.8) | 50(86.2) | 53(91.4) | 5(8.6) |
| Agro pastoralist | 6(16.7) | 30(83.3) | 35(97.2) | 1(2.8) | |
| Others | 6(10.7) | 50(89.3) | 38(67.9) | 18(32.1) | |
| History of vaccination | yes | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | - | - |
| No | 20 (13.3) | 130(86.7) | 126(84.0) | 24(16.0) | |
| History of bite by Aedes mosquito | Yes | 17(14.4) | 101(85.6) | 105(89.0) | 13(11.0) |
| No | 3(9.4) | 29(86.6) | 21(65.6) | 11(34.4) | |