Knowledge and Attitudes of Parkinson’s Disease in Rural and Urban Mukono District, Uganda: A Cross-Sectional, Community-Based Study

Table 2

Knowledge of Parkinson’s disease ().

	(%)
Part of the body related to Parkinson’s disease
Liver	1 (0.3)
Kidney	6 (1.6)
Brain	141 (37.4)
Heart	39 (10.3)
Do not know	190 (50.4)
Parkinson’s disease is due to
Degeneration	71 (18.8)
Lack of blood supply	38 (10.1)
Swelling	66 (17.5)
Infection	15 (4.0)
Do not know	187 (49.6)
Main symptom of Parkinson’s disease
Reduced eye sight	11 (2.9)
Loss of memory	20 (5.3)
Tremors in the hands	273 (72.4)
Unsteadiness of the legs	16 (4.2)
Do not know	57 (15.1)
Correct statement about Parkinson’s disease
Common in children	6 (1.6)
Body becomes stiff	228 (60.5)
Spreads from person to another	3 (0.8)
More common in women	52 (13.8)
Do not know	88 (23.3)
Is depression common among those with Parkinson’s disease?
Yes	191 (50.7)
No	110 (29.2)
Do not know	76 (20.2)
Tremor and muscle stiffness are main symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
Yes	266 (70.6)
No	38 (10.1)
Do not know	73 (19.4)
Parkinson’s disease is a form of insanity
Yes	108 (28.7)
No	159 (42.2)
Do not know	110 (29.2)
Parkinson’s disease is contagious
Yes	64 (17.0)
No	239 (63.4)
Do not know	74 (19.6)
Cannot work if you have Parkinson’s disease
Yes	147 (39.0)
No	176 (46.7)
Do not know	54 (14.3)