Table 2 Relationship of demographic characteristics of study participants and their awareness on Ebola
Demographic Characteristics | Have you ever heard of Ebola 510(100%) | Knows what causes/gives Ebola? 425(83.3%) | Believe Ebola can be transmitted from one person to another 425(83.3%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | No N (%) | Yes N (%) | No N (%) | Yes N (%) | No N (%) | Yes N (%) | No Idea N (%) |
85 (16.7) | 425 (83.3) | 191 (44.9) | 234 (55.1) | 146 (34.4) | 183 (43.1) | 96 (22.6) | |
Ethnic group | PÂ =Â 0.116 | PÂ <Â 0.05 | PÂ <Â 0.05 | ||||
 Baka | 64 (12.5) | 283 (55.5) | 125 (29.4) | 158 (37.2) | 72 (16.9) | 142 (33.4) | 69 (16.2) |
 Bantu | 21 (4.1) | 142 (27.8) | 66 (15.5) | 76 (17.9) | 74 (17.1) | 41 (9.7) | 27 (6.4) |
Sex | P = 0.251 | P = 0.199 | P = 0.087 | ||||
 Male | 47 (9.2) | 206 (40.4) | 86 (20.2) | 120 (28.2) | 75 (17.7) | 94 (22.1) | 37 (8.7) |
 Female | 38 (7.5) | 219 (42.9) | 105 (24.7) | 114 (26.8) | 71 (16.7) | 89 (20.9) | 59 (13.9) |
Age | P = 0.170 | P = 0.744 | P = 0.236 | ||||
 15–25 | 26 (5.1) | 138 (27.1) | 57 (13.4) | 81 (19.1) | 35 (8.2) | 68 (16) | 35 (8.2) |
 26–36 | 26 (5.1) | 121 (23.7) | 57 (13.4) | 64 (15.1) | 49 (11.5) | 44 (10.4) | 28 (6.9) |
 37–47 | 11 (2.2) | 59 (11.6) | 29(6.8) | 30 (7.1) | 21 (4.9) | 25 (5.9) | 13 (3.1) |
 48–58 | 16 (3.1) | 47 (9.2) | 23 (5.4) | 24 (5.7) | 20 (9.7) | 17 (4) | 10 (2.4) |
  > 58 | 6 (1.2) | 60 (11.8) | 25 (5.9) | 35 (8.2) | 21 (4.9) | 29 (6.8) | 10 (2.4) |
Education | PÂ <Â 0.05 | PÂ <Â 0.05 | PÂ <Â 0.05 | ||||
 No Education | 73 (14.3) | 29 (5.7) | 25 (5.9) | 74 (17.4) | 55 (12.9) | 30 (7.1) | 17 (4) |
 Primary | 10 (2.0) | 310 (60.8) | 96 (22.9) | 142 (33.4) | 82 (19.3) | 110 (25.9) | 35 (8.2) |
 Secondary | 2 (0.4) | 78 (15.3) | 70 (16.5) | 10 (2.4) | 9 (2.1) | 35 (8.2) | 44 (10.4) |
 Tertiary | 0 (0) | 8 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 8 (1.9) | 0 (0) | 8 (1.9) | 0 (0) |
Occupation | PÂ <Â 0.05 | PÂ <Â 0.05 | PÂ <Â 0.05 | ||||
 Hunter | 33 (6.5) | 129 (25.3) | 61 (14.4) | 50 (11.8) | 65 (15.3) | 45 (10.6) | 20 (4.7) |
 Farmer | 19 (3.7) | 133 (26.1) | 43 (10.1) | 74 (17.4) | 50 (11.8) | 43 (10.1) | 30 (7.1) |
 Both (hunter and farmer) | 20 (3.9) | 79 (15.5) | 66 (15.5) | 32 (7.5) | 17 (4) | 40 (9.4) | 32 (7.5) |
 Traditional healer | 3 (0.6) | 16 (3.1) | 1 (0.2) | 18 (4.2) | 5 (1.2) | 14 (3.3) | 0 (0) |
 Others | 10 (2.0) | 68 (13.3) | 20 (4.7) | 60 (14.1) | 9 (2.1) | 41 (9.7) | 14 (3.3) |