Table 2.

Knowledge of cholera and care-seeking habit in Somali region, 2019.

Variables	Categories	Cholera status
		Cases (%)	Controls (%)
Heard about cholera	Yes	48(63.2)	70(46.1)
	No	28(36.8)	82(73.2)
Cholera transmission	Contaminated food	15(19.7)	20(13.2)
methods	Contaminated water	17(22.4)	31(20.4)
	Contact with patient	16(21.1)	19(12.5)
Care seeking during cholera	Go to a health facility	12(15.8)	24(15.8)
attack	Seek traditional healer	10(13.2)	11(7.2)
	Uses ORS	19(25.0)	23(15.1)
	Use holy water	7(9.2)	12 (7.9)
Consider cholera treatment	Yes	39(51.3)	57(37.5)
center as a source of	No	9(11.8)	13(8.6)
transmission
Cholera is a preventable	Yes	37(48.7)	52(34.2)
disease	No	10(13.2)	18(11.8)
Methods used to prevent	Using toilet	6(7.9)	7(4.6)
cholera	Eating cooked food	13(17.1)	16(10.5)
	Using purified water	8(10.5)	15(9.9)
	Hand washing	11(14.5)	13(8.6)