Table 4 Responses to the survey: Personal perception about Zika virus and travel to endemic country
From: Knowledge and perceptions about Zika virus in a Middle East country
Question | Answer | All | General knowledge about Zika | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
subjects | POOR | BASIC | BROAD | |||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
Total | N (%) | 446 (100) | 295 (100) | 122 (100) | 29 (100) | |
I am knowledgeable about the risk of Zika virus | Agree | 102 (22.9) | 45 (15.3) | 41 (33.6) | 16 (55.2) | |
Disagree | 114 (25.6) | 85 (28.8) | 29 (23.8) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Not sure | 230 (51.6) | 165 (55.9) | 52 (42.6) | 13 (44.8) | <0.0001 | |
I can control my exposure to Zika virus | Agree | 140 (31.4) | 77 (26.1) | 50 (41.0) | 13 (44.8) | |
Disagree | 55 (12.3) | 32 (10.8) | 20 (16.4) | 3 (10.3) | ||
Not sure | 251 (56.3) | 186 (63.1) | 52 (42.6) | 13 (44.8) | 0.002 | |
The thought of Zika virus makes me feel anxious/worried | Agree | 140 (31.4) | 98 (33.2) | 31 (25.4) | 11 (37.9) | |
Disagree | 102 (22.9) | 56 (19.0) | 41 (33.6) | 5 (17.2) | ||
Not sure | 204 (45.7) | 141 (47.8) | 50 (41.0) | 13 (44.8) | 0.02 | |
Zika can be treated | Agree | 96 (21.5) | 67 (22.7) | 27 (22.1) | 2 (6.9) | |
Disagree | 91 (20.4) | 39 (13.2) | 39 (32.0) | 13 (44.8) | ||
Not sure | 259 (58.1) | 189 (64.1) | 56 (45.9) | 14 (48.3) | <0.0001 | |
Zika can be prevented | Agree | 225 (50.4) | 137 (46.4) | 74 (60.7) | 14 (48.3) | |
Disagree | 24 (5.4) | 12 (4.1) | 10 (8.2) | 2 (6.9) | ||
Not sure | 197 (44.2) | 146 (49.5) | 38 (31.1) | 13 (44.8) | 0.01 | |
Exposure to Zika virus always leads to sickness | Agree | 108 (24.2) | 78 (26.4) | 21 (17.2) | 9 (31.0) | |
Disagree | 104 (23.3) | 50 (16.9) | 44 (36.1) | 10 (34.5) | ||
Not sure | 234 (52.5) | 167 (56.6) | 57 (46.7) | 10 (34.5) | 0.0002 | |
In the past year, have you traveled to any of the countries listed below? | Yes | 22 (4.9) | 13 (4.4) | 7 (5.7) | 2 (6.9) | 0.75 |