Table 3 Scores of knowledge and attitude towards cutaneous leishmaniasis and knowledge towards sand fly vector among the participants (n = 466)
Characteristics (Total score possible) | Knowledge and attitude scores (interpretation) | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge towards CL (5) | 0–3 (poor) | 362 | 77.7 |
4–5 (good) | 104 | 22.3 | |
Knowledge towards sand fly (5) | 0–3 (poor) | 312 | 67.0 |
4–5 (good) | 154 | 33.0 | |
Attitude about CL (3) | 0–1 (negative attitude) | 231 | 49.6 |
2–3 (positive attitude) | 235 | 50.4 |