| Perceptions towards Ebola Virus Disease | Gender | χ2-value | P-value | |
| Male | Female | |||
| Ebola exists (n = 241) | 0.092 | 0.762 | ||
| Yes | 109 (49.8%) | 110 (50.2%) |
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| No | 9 (40.9%) | 13 (59.1%) |
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| Cause of EVD outbreaks (n = 254) | 2.581 | 0.764 | ||
| Virus | 61 (47.7%) | 67 (52.3%) |
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| Bats/monkey/other wild animals | 63 (52.5%) | 57 (47.5%) |
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| God/any other supreme being | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) |
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| Witchcraft | 1 (50.0%) | 1 (50.0%) |
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| Sinning | 0 | 1 (100.0%) |
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| Curse | 1 (100.0%) | 0 |
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| EVD transmission mode (n = 249) |
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| 5.738 | 0.453 |
| Body contact | 64 (48.1%) | 69 (51.9%) |
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| Through air | 4 (80.0%) | 2 (20.0%) |
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| Needle pricks | 9 (69.2%) | 4 (30.8%) |
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| Contact with animals | 9 (45.0%) | 11 (55.0%) |
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| Contact with bats | 3 (37.5%) | 5 (62.5%) |
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| Contact with body fluids | 36 (52.2%) | 33 (47.8%) |
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| Insect bites | 0 (0%) | 1 (100%) |
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| Remedy for Ebola Virus Disease (n = 250) | 3.453 | 0.327 | ||
| Traditional medicine | 3 (33.3%) | 6 (66.7%) |
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| Spiritual healing | 5 (31.3%) | 11 (68.8%) |
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| Modern medicine | 105 (50.7%) | 102 (49.3%) |
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| Herbal medicine | 10 (55.6%) | 8 (44.4%) |
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