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Table 3 Knowledge on the disease, its cause and zoonotic nature by the professional respondents

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

Variable

Knowledge on the cause of the disease

Forms of the diseasea

Zoonotic nature

Bacteria (n/%)

bOther (n/%)

Don’t know (n/%)

Cutaneous (n/%)

GIT (n/%)

Respiratory (n/%)

Yes (n/%)

No (n/%)

Don’t know (n/%)

Sex (n = 61)

Female

9/30

5/16.7

16/53.3

23/76.7

11/36.7

11/36.7

26/86.7

2/6.7

2/6.7

Male

25/80.6

1/3.2

5/16.1

18/58.1

10/32.3

11/35.5

29/93.6

2/6.5

0

Total

34/55.7

6/9.8

21/34.4

41/67.2

21/34.4

22/36.1

55/90.1

4/6.6

2/3.3

Age (n = 43)

18–25

6/80

0

4/40

7/70

4/40

3/30

7/70

2/20

1/10

26–33

15/68.2

2/ 9.1

5/ 22.7

16/72.7

8/36.1

11/50

20/ 90.9

1/ 4.6

1/ 4.6

34–41

1/20

1/20

3/ 33.3

4/80

1/20

1/20

5/100

0

0

42–49

1/33.3

1/33.3

1/ 33.3

1/33.3

2/66.7

1/33.3

3/100

0

0

> 49

2/66.7

1/33.3

0

2/66.7

0

1/33.3

3/100

0

0

Total

25/58.1

5/ 11.6

13/30.2

30/69.8

15/ 34.9

17/ 39.5

38/88.4

3/7

2/4.7

Education (n = 60)

Diploma

19/51.4

4/10.8

14/37.8

24/64.7

9/24.3

12/32.4

35/94.6

1/2.7

1/2.7

Degree

12/60

2/10

6/30

15/75

9/45

8/40

16/80

3/15

1/5

MSc

3/100

0

0

2/66.7

3/100

2/66.7

3/100

0

0

Total

34/56.7

6/10

20/33.3

41/68.3

21/35

22/36.7

54/90

4/6.7

2/3.3

District (n = 62)

Adigrat

8/32

5/20

12/48

18/72

6/24

6/24

19/76

4/16

2/8

Gulomkada

15/88.2

0

2/17.8

10/58.8

10/58.8

8/47.1

17/100

0

0

Ganta-afeshum

12/60

1/5

7/35

14/70

5/25

8/40

20/100

0

0

Total

35/56.5

6/9.7

21/33.9

42/67.7

21/33.9

22/35.5

56/90.3

4/6.5

2/3.2

Profession (n = 62)

HHPs

22/44.9

6/12

21/42.9

34/69.4

17/34.7

16/32.6

43/87.8

4/8.1

2/4.1

AHEs

13/100

0

0

8/61.5

4/30.8

6/46.1

13/100

0

0

Total

35/56.5

6/9.7

21/33.9

42/67.7

21/33.9

22/35.5

56/90.3

4/6.5

2/3.2

  1. athere were individuals who knew more than two form of the disease
  2. bLeishmania, fly