The Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and the Sand Fly: Knowledge and Beliefs of the Population in Central Morocco (El Hajeb)

Table 4

Citizens’ knowledge and beliefs about the sand fly.

Question	Answer	Number (n = 281)	Percentage (%)
In your opinion, is there a difference between sand fly and mosquitoes?	Yes	196	69.8
	No	76	27.0
	I do not know	9	3.2
What do you call sand fly?	Chniwla	173	61.6
	Namos	97	34.5
	I do not know	11	3.2
Do you know the breeding grounds of sand fly?	Water of all kinds	116	41.3
	Stagnant water	32	11.4
	Polluted water	64	22.8
	Damp places	19	6.8
	Dry places	3	1.1
	Cold places	22	7.8
	Dirty and polluted places	81	28.8
	Waste and garbage disposal places	128	45.6
	Human excrement	62	22.1
	Animal manure	48	17.1
	I do not know	47	16.7
Have you ever received information on diseases transmitted by sand fly?	Yes	99	35.2
	No	182	64.8
If yes, from whom?	Internet	47	47.5
	Friend/Neighbour	45	45.5
	Television	39	39.4
	Health care professional	24	24.2
	Radio	6	6.1
	School	2	2.0
In your opinion, can sand fly transmit diseases?	Yes	95	33.8
	No	124	44.1
	I do not know	62	22.1
If yes, to whom can diseases be transmitted?	The human	67	70.5
	The animal	26	27.4
	Human and animal	76	80.0
	Trees and plants	4	4.2
	I do not know	19	20.0
What are these diseases?	Skin diseases	87	91.6
	Allergy	36	37.9
	Fever	23	24.2
	Cutaneous leishmaniasis	21	22.1
	Eye diseases	17	17.9
	Diarrhoea	7	7.4
	Malaria	3	3.2
	Asthma	2	2.1
	Influenza	2	2.1
	Yes, but I do not know the name of the disease	7	8.4