| Level of knowledge about EVD | Gender | χ2-value | P-value | |
| Male | Female | |||
| Have you heard about EVD (n = 254) |
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| 2.065 | 0.141 |
| Yes | 125 (50.8%) | 121 (49.2%) | ||
| No | 2 (2.5%) | 6 (75.0%) | ||
| Identify a person with EVD (n = 236) | ||||
| Yes | 116 (51.8%) | 108 (48.2%) | 1.552 | 0.213 |
| No | 4 (33.3%) | 8 (66.7%) | ||
| At risk of contracting EVD (n = 235) |
|
| 0.676 | 0.411 |
| Yes | 104 (51.7%) | 97 (48.3%) |
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| No | 15 (44.1%) | 19 (55.9%) |
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| Reasons of being at risk (n = 138) |
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| 9.095 | 0.168 |
| Close contact with infected person | 22 (56.4%) | 17 (43.6%) |
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| Dangerous disease | 15 (57.7%) | 11 (42.3%) |
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| EVD survivors still alive | 6 (60.0%) | 4 (40.0%) |
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| EVD does not show signs | 16 (50.0%) | 16 (50.0%) |
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| Wild animals still exist | 0 | 1 (100.0%) |
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| Health workers are at risk | 2 (28.6%) | 5 (71.4%) |
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| Being in area affected by Ebola | 6 (26.1%) | 17 (73.9%) |
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| Know control of EVD (n = 245) | 0.534 | 0.465 | ||
| Yes | 120 (50.6%) | 117 (49.4%) |
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| No | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) |
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| Control measures of EVD outbreak (n = 247) | 0.685 | 0.710 | ||
| Avoiding contact with blood/body fluids | 71 (51.1%) | 68 (48.9%) |
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| Avoiding funeral rituals | 25 (45.5%) | 30 (54.5%) |
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| Suspected patient goes to hospital | 28 (52.8%) | 25 (47.2%) |
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| Protection from EVD (n = 251) |
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| 2.564 | 0.464 |
| Vaccination | 12 (66.7%) | 6 (33.3%) |
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| Avoid contact with sick wild animals | 27 (51.9%) | 25 (48.1%) |
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| Traditional medicine | 8 (50.0%) | 8 (50.0%) |
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| Avoid contact with EVD infected person | 78 (47.3%) | 87 (52.7%) |
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