Variables | Response categories | n (%) |
---|---|---|
Have seen individuals infected with CL | Yes | 354 (76.0) |
No | 112 (24.0) | |
Signs and symptoms of CL | Skin ulcer | 184 (39.5) |
Itching and redness | 59 (12.7) | |
Skin wound | 51 (10.9) | |
Skin scar | 44 (9.4) | |
Others | 10 (2.1) | |
I don’t know | 118 (25.3) | |
Mode of transmission of CL | Sand fly biting | 60 (12.9) |
Bites of mosquito & other flies | 67 (14.4) | |
Autoinfection | 15 (3.2) | |
Microorganisms | 11 (2.4) | |
Direct skin contact | 27 (5.8) | |
I don’t know | 286 (61.4) | |
Period of CL incidence peak | Winter | 79 (17.0) |
summer | 164 (35.2) | |
Autumn | 2 (0.4) | |
Spring | 2 (0.4) | |
I don’t know | 219 (47.0) | |
Treatment options of CL | Herbal medicine | 167 (35.8) |
Chemotherapy | 92 (19.7) | |
Cauterizing | 10 (2.1) | |
Self-heal | 5 (1.1) | |
Not treated | 5 (1.1) | |
Others | 2 (0.4) | |
I don’t know | 185 (39.7) | |
Preventive measures of CL | Treating patients | 93 (20.0) |
Eradicating vector | 34 (7.3) | |
Isolating patients | 18 (3.9) | |
Improving awareness | 25 (5.4) | |
Others | 11 (2.4) | |
I don’t know | 285 (61.2) |