Doxycycline Usage for Prevention of Leptospirosis among Farmers and Reasons for Failure to Use Chemoprophylaxis: A Descriptive Study from Southern Sri Lanka
Table 3
Knowledge about the transmission of leptospirosis among farmers.
Number of farmers who had the knowledge
%
Have heard about the disease
319
100
Knowledge about the Reservoir
Rat
284
89.0 (85.1-92.0)
Cattle
11
3.4 (1.94-6.07)
Other
2
0.6 (0.1-2.2)
Don’t know
33
10.3 (7.46-14.1)
Mode of exposure to disease
Contact with contaminated mud or water by rat urine