Sero-prevalence of Leishmania donovani infection in labour migrants and entomological risk factors in extra-domestic habitats of Kafta-Humera lowlands - kala-azar endemic areas in the northwest Ethiopia

Table 2 Socio-demographic data and Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of labour migrants related to kala-azar infection in the Kafta – Humera lowlands

Variables	Characterstics	Frequency	Percent
1. Sample sites	Adebay	54	15
	Rawiyan	24	6.7
	Gelanzeraf	180	50.1
	Mysegen- mehari	101	28.1
	Total	359	100
2. Visit to Humera	First time	65	18.1
	Second time	79	22
	Third time	83	23.1
	More than three times	132	36.8
	Total	359	100
3. Knows at least a symptom of Kala-azar	no	185	51.5
	yes	174	48.5
	Total	359	100
4. Knows agent causing kala-azar	no	358	99.7
	yes	1	0.3
	Total	359	100
5. Knows at least a method to prevent kala-azar	no	290	80.8
	yes	69	19.2
	Total	359	100
6. Knows kala-azar is a vector-borne disease	no	345	96.1
	yes	14	3.9
	Total	359	100
7. Stayed both weeding and harvest season	no	101	28.1
	yes	258	71.9
	Total	359	100
8. Involved in night harvest activities	no	56	15.6
	yes	303	84.4
	Total	359	100
9. Sleep in the farm	no	68	18.9
	yes	291	81.1
	Total	359	100
10. DAT Positive (Direct agglutination test + ve)	no	314	87.5
	yes	45	12.5
	Total	359	100
11. Seropositive	no	243	67.7
	yes	116	32.3

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