Table 2 Knowledge of study participants about VHF
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Heard of VHF (N = 2965) | Yes | 872 | 29.4 |
No | 2093 | 70.6 | |
VHF disease heard (N = 872)** | Ebola | 460 | 52.6 |
Rift Valley Fever | 112 | 12.8 | |
Yellow Fever | 44 | 5.0 | |
Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever | 88 | 10.1 | |
Others | 150 | 17.2 | |
Don’t know | 23 | 2.6 | |
Source of Information (N = 872)** | Television | 213 | 24.4 |
Radio | 688 | 79.0 | |
Family | 45 | 5.1 | |
Friend | 22 | 2.5 | |
School | 180 | 20.6 | |
Newspaper | 75 | 8.6 | |
Know how VHF can be prevented (N = 872) ** | Yes | 714 | 81.9 |
No | 158 | 18.1 |