A Community-Level Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice about Dengue Fever and the Identification of Mosquito Breeding Containers in Dire Dawa City of Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Participant’s knowledge of DF transmission and vectors (n = 1174).
Dengue transmission-related questions
n
%
How DF is transmitted?
Do not know
296
25.2
Contact with infected patients
62
5.3
Eating contaminated food
58
4.9
House flies
48
4.1
Drinking contaminated water
115
9.8
Blood transfusion
12
1.0
Mosquito bite
727
61.9
Can all mosquitoes transmit dengue fever?
Yes
111
9.5
No
730
62.2
Do not know
333
28.3
Can you easily differentiate dengue vector mosquitoes from others?
Yes
38
3.24
No
1136
96.76
Where do you think dengue vector mosquitoes breed?
Do not know
192
16.4
In tree hole
206
17.5
In household water-holding containers
800
68.1
On plant axil
91
7.8
On roof gutter
273
23.3
On ditches
338
28.8
In discarded tires
431
36.7
On plant pot
302
25.7
At what time of the day that DF vectors bite?
Do not know
168
14.3
Day time
49
4.2
Early in the evening
366
31.2
Night time
313
26.7
Morning
18
1.5
Both day and night
260
22.1
When do you think dengue fever transmission is high?
