Table 7 Respondents’ knowledge on prevention and treatment of lymphatic filariasis
Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) | P value 0.05 |
|---|---|---|---|
Can mosquitoes transmit the disease | |||
Yes | 106 | 43.1 | |
No | 42 | 17.1 | |
No response | 98 | 39.8 | |
Preventive measures | |||
Use of bednets | 12 | 11.3 | 0.0467 |
Medicine | 2 | 1.9 | |
Hygiene | 1 | 0.9 | |
Self-care | 1 | 0.9 | |
Operation/surgery | 1 | 0.9 | |
Hospital visits | 2 | 1.9 | |
Don’t know | 87 | 82.1 | |
Use of LLIN | |||
Yes | 213 | 86.6 | 0.0467 |
No | 33 | 13.4 | |
Can the disease be treated | |||
Yes | 90 | 36.6 | |
No | 51 | 20.7 | |
No answer | 105 | 42.7 | |
Drugs | 9 | 10.0 | |
Don’t know | 64 | 72.1 | |
Heard of albendazole, ivermectin and DEC | |||
Yes | 13 | 5.6 | |
No | 233 | 94.7 | 0.035 |
Taken any of the above medicine | |||
Yes | 10 | 5.6 | |
No | 236 | 95.9 | |
Prevalence of LF in relation to use of anti-filarial drug | |||
Albendazole only | 1 | ||
Albendazole and ivermectin | 0.0 | ||