Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Community towards an Onchocerciasis Elimination Program from South West Ethiopia

Table 3

Knowledge of respondents on the cause and treatment of onchocerciasis from Gesha town, Ethiopia.

Items	Categories of response	Frequency (%)
How does onchocerciasis transmit from person to person?	Black flies bite	223 (73.8)
	Mosquitoes bite	15 (5)
	Through contact	8 (2.6)
	Sharing cloth	7 (2.3)
	Through breathing	2 (0.7)
	I do not know	47 (15.6)
What is the causative agent of onchocerciasis?	Black flies	216 (71.5)
	Onchocerca volvulus	71 (23.5)
	Plasmodium species	13 (4.3)
	I do not know	2 (0.7)
What type of treatment is used to treat onchocerciasis?	Modern medicine	279 (92.4)
	Traditional medicine	20 (6.6)
	I do not know	3 (1)
If modern, which drug is needed to treat the disease?	Ivermectin	231 (76.5)
	Metronidazole	19 (6.3)
	Other (“onch”)	52 (17.2)
Have you heard about the elimination program of onchocerciasis?	Yes	230 (76.4)
	No	71 (23.6)
From where do you get the source of information about the elimination program of onchocerciasis?	Health extension worker	192 (79.3)
	Mass media	11 (4.5)
	CDD	38 (15.7)
	Zonal health department announcement	1 (0.4)
When the information about an elimination program of onchocerciasis obtained?	Before 10 years	152 (62.6)
	Before 5 years	53 (21.8)
	After 5 years	33 (13.6)
	Not sure	5 (2.1)