Community knowledge, attitudes and practices on Yellow fever in South Omo area, Southern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Yellow fever (Yf) outbreak was recently reported in South Omo of Southern Ethiopia. This area was also highly affected by Yf outbreak in the 1960s. However, there is no reliable information on the level of community knowledge attitudes and practices about the disease in the area. The objective of the current study was to assess level of community knowledge, attitudes and practices about Yf.

Methods

Between March and May 2017, a community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in two districts of the South Omo area. During the survey, 612 randomly selected adults were interviewed about Yf using structured questionnaire.

Results

Out of the 612 study participants, 508 (83.0%) reported that they heard about Yf which is locally known as "a disease that cause

SUBMITTER: Legesse M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5908197 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature