Prevalence of Active Trachoma and Associated Factors in Areka Town, South Ethiopia, 2018

Table 2

Knowledge of respondents and source of information towards trachoma in Areka Town in Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 586).

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Do you know what the trachoma is?	Yes	478	81.7
	No	108	18.4
Do you know that blindness is caused by trachoma?	Yes	428	73
	No	158	27
Do you think that trachoma is transmittable?	Yes	424	72.4
	No	162	27.6
Is trachoma transmitted through flies?	Yes	409	69.8
	No	15	2.6
Is trachoma transmitted through contaminated fingers?	Yes	199	34
	No	225	38.4
Is trachoma transmitted by sharing contaminated towels?	Yes	108	18.4
	No	316	27.6
Can we prevent trachoma?	Yes	432	73.7
	No	154	26.3
Can we prevent trachoma by burying/burning wastes?	Yes	179	30.5
	No	251	42.8
Can we prevent trachoma by treating cases?	Yes	172	29.4
	No	258	44
Can we prevent trachoma by separating cattle shelter from human living?	Yes	66	11.3
	No	364	62.1
Can we prevent trachoma by using separate kitchen?	Yes	75	12.8
	No	355	60.6
Is information about trachoma got from health personnel?	Yes	391	66.7
	No	42	7.2
Is information about trachoma got from mass media?	Yes	141	24.1
	No	292	49.8
Is information about trachoma got from others/neighbors?	Yes	229	39.1
	No	204	34.8