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Table 2 Knowledge on the disease, its cause and zoonotic nature by the community member respondents

From: Knowledge, attitude and practice towards anthrax in northern Ethiopia: a mixed approach study

Variable

Knowledge on the disease

Knowledge on the cause of the disease

Zoonotic nature

Yes (n/%)

No (n/%)

Germ (n/%)

God given (n/%)

aOther (n/%

Don’t know (n/%)

Yes (n/%)

No (n/%)

Don’t know (n/%)

Sex (n = 800)

Female

229/63.4

132/36.6

22/6.1

37/10.3

14/3.9

288/79.8

66/18.3

62/17.2

233/64.5

Male

267/60.8

172/39.2

52/11.9

34/7.7

20/4.6

333/75.9

95/21.6

64/14.6

280/63.8

Total

496/62

304/38

74/9.3

71/8.9

34/4.3

621/77.6

161/20.1

126/15.8

513/64.1

Age (n = 792)

18–25

23/33.8

45/66.2

3/4.4

4/5.9

1/1.5

60/ 88.2

12/17.7

5/7.4

51/75

26–33

59/47.6

65/52.4

11/8.9

4/3.2

1/0.8

108/87.1

20/ 16.1

9/7.3

95/76.6

34–41

88/60.3

58/39.7

12/8.2

16/11

5/3.4

113/77.4

34/23.3

20/13.7

92/63

42–49

77/66.4

39/33.6

17/14.7

10/8.6

5/4.3

84/72.4

28/24.1

19/ 16.4

69/59.5

50–57

80/69.6

35/30.4

16/13.9

13/11.3

3/2.6

83/72.2

26/22.6

21/18.3

68/59.1

58–65

80/79.2

21/ 20.8

7/6.9

7/6.9

10/9.9

77/76.2

18/17.8

28/27.7

55/54.5

> 65

84/68.9

38/31.1

6/4.9

17/13.9

9/ 7.4

90/73.8

20/16.4

23/18.9

79/64.8

Total

491/62

301/38

72/ 9.1

71/9

34/ 4.3

615/ 77.7

158/20

125/15.8

509/ 64.27

Education (n = 800)

No formal education

205/66.3

104/33.7

24/7.8

36/11.7

15/4.9

234/75.73

49/15.9

64/20.7

196/63.4

1–4

78/70.9

32/29.1

13/11.8

11/10

4/3.6

82/74.6

29/26.4

12/10.9

69/62.7

5–8

104/65

56/35

16/10

12/7.5

10/6.3

122/76.3

37/23.1

28/17.5

95/59.4

9–10

64/47.1

72/52.9

7/5.2

9/6.6

3/2.2

11/86

17/12.5

13/9.6

106/77.9

11–12

18/47.4

20/52.6

2/5.3

2/5.3

0

34/89.4

10/26.3

4/10.5

24/63.1

Diploma

16/59.3

11/40.7

7/25.9

1/3.7

2/7.4

17/63

11/40.7

4/14.8

12/44.4

1st degree & above

11/55

9/45

5/25

0

0

15/75

8/40

1/5

11/55

Total

496/62

304/38

74/9.3

71/8.9

34/4.3

621/77.6

161/20.1

126/15.8

513/64.1

Occupation (n = 800)

Civil servant

28/71.8

11/28.2

9/23.1

2/5.1

6/15.4

22 56.4

15/38.5

8/20.5

16/41

Merchant

72/49.7

73/50.3

9/6.2

14/9.7

3/2.1

119/82.1

29/20

17/11.7

99/68.3

Farmer

288/64.1

161/35.9

46/10.2

34/7.6

17/3.8

352/78.4

78/17.4

70/15.6

301/67

Daily worker

28/63.6

16/36.4

3/6.8

4/9.1

2/4.6

35/79.6

14/31.8

9/20.5

21/47.7

Students

4/30.7

9/69.2

1/7.7

0

0

12/92.3

1/7.7

2/15.4

10/76.9

bOther

9/75

3/25

3/25

1/8.3

0

8/66.7

6/50

1/8.3

5/41.7

Unemployed

67/68.7

31/31.6

3/3.1

16/16.3

6/6.1

73/4.5

18/18.4

19/19.4

61/62.2

Total

496/62

304/38

74/9.3

71/8.9

34/4.3

621/77.6

161/20.1

126/15.8

513/64.1

Animal ownership (n = 800)

Have

298/65.9

154/34.1

52/11.5

42/9.3

19/4.2

339/75

87/19.3

82/18.1

283/62.6

Have not

198/56.9

150/43.1

22/6.3

29/8.3

15/4.3

282/81

74/21.3

44 (12.6)

230/66.1

Total

496/62

304/38

74/9.3

71/8.9

34/4.3

621/77.6

161/20.1

126/15.8

513/64.1

District (n = 800)

Adigrat

152/64.1

85/35.9

20/8.4

24/ 10.1

15/6.3

178/75.1

69/29.1

53/22.4

115/48.5

Gulomkada

155/50

155/50

44/14.2

8/ 2.6

9/2.9

249/80.3

53/17.1

20/6.5

237/76.5

Ganta-afeshum

189/74.7

64/25.3

10/4

39/15.4

10/4

194/76.7

39/15.4

53/21

161/63.6

Total

496/62

304/38

74/ 9.3

71/8.9

34/4.3

621/77.6

161/20.1

126/15.8

513/64.1

  1. aHeredity, witchcraft, lack of sanitation, hunger, insects, thirst
  2. bPrivate company worker, retired