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Have you/your families ever been sick from Onchocerciasis
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Yes
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16 (20.3)
|
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No
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62 (78.5)
|
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I do not remember
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1 (1.3)
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Is onchocerciasis a serious disease
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Yes
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75 (94.9)
|
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No
|
4 (5.1)
|
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Do you think onchocerciasis needs treatment
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Yes
|
74 (93.7)
|
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No
|
4 (5.1)
|
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I do not know
|
1 (1.3)
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What type of treatment
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Modern
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74 (100.0)
|
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Traditional
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0 (0.0)
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If modern, which drug is needs to treat the disease
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Ivermectin/mectizan
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74 (100.0)
|
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Albendazole
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0 (0.0)
|
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Do you think onchocerciasis is preventable disease
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Yes
|
78 (98.7)
|
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No
|
0 (0.0)
|
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I do not know
|
1 (1.3)
|
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What do you do to prevent Onchocerciasis
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Avoiding river bathing
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Yes
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31 (39.7)
|
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No
|
47 (60.3)
|
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Wearing protective clothes
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Yes
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38 (48.7)
|
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No
|
40 (51.3)
|
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Taking drug
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Yes
|
43 (55.1)
|
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No
|
35 (44.9)
|
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Using bed net
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Yes
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30 (38.5)
|
|
No
|
48 (61.5)
|
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Environmental sanitation
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Yes
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22 (28.2)
|
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No
|
56 (71.8)
|
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Personal hygiene
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Yes
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7 (9.0)
|
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No
|
71 (91.0)
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If your answer for the above question is wearing protective clothes, in what way is used
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In the lower extremities (below the knees)
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34 (89.5)
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Around head and shoulders
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4 (10.5)
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