Variable

General

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Chi2 Test

n

%

CI

n

%

CI

n

%

CI

n

%

CI

Hearing about cholera

Yes

716

82.4a

2.79

256

78.91a

5.00

202

82.18a

5.28

258

86.05a

4.23

NS

No

716

17.6b

2.79

256

21.09a

5.00

202

17.82a

5.28

258

13.95a

4.23

NS

Knowledge of the signs of cholera

Yes

596

70.97a

3.64

210

71.43a

6.11

166

71.69a

6.85

220

70a

6.06

NS

No

596

29.19b

3.65

210

28.57a

6.11

166

28.31a

6.85

220

30.45a

6.08

NS

Signs of cholera

Vomiting

422

84.83a

3.42

149

86.58a

5.47

119

83.19a

6.72

154

84.42a

5.73

NS

Diarrhea

422

81.04a

3.74

149

79.87b

6.44

119

72.27b

8.04

154

88.96a

4.95

**

Weightloss

422

5.42c

2.16

149

4.03a

3.16

119

8.4a

4.98

154

4.55a

3.29

NS

Fever

422

4.03c

1.88

149

4.7a

3.40

119

6.72a

4.50

154

1.3a

1.79

NS

Dehydration

422

4.27c

1.93

149

3.36a

2.89

119

5.04a

3.93

154

4.55a

3.29

NS

Other

422

15.64b

3.47

149

18.12a

6.18

119

22.69a

7.53

154

7.79b

4.23

**

Knowledge of the mode of transmission of cholera

Yes

697

52.51a

3.71

250

49.2a

6.20

194

51.55a

7.03

253

56.52a

6.11

NS

No

697

47.49b

3.71

250

50.8a

6.20

194

48.45a

7.03

253

43.48a

6.11

NS

Mode of transmission

Soiled water

362

55.52b

5.12

122

63.93a

8.52

99

41.41b

9.70

141

58.16a

8.14

**

Soiled food

362

70.17a

4.71

122

68.85ab

8.22

99

60.61b

9.63

141

78.01a

6.84

*

Dirty hands

362

61.05b

5.02

122

63.11a

8.56

99

51.52a

9.84

141

65.96a

7.82

NS

Contact with a cholera patient

362

19.89c

4.11

122

17.21a

6.70

99

21.21a

8.05

141

21.28a

6.76

NS

Bad luck

362

1.38e

1.20

122

0.82a

1.60

99

1.01a

1.97

141

60a

8.09

NS

Uncleanliness

362

14.64c

3.64

122

17.21a

6.70

99

19.19a

7.76

141

9.22a

4.78

NS

Other

362

10.5d

3.16

122

9.02a

5.08

99

16.16a

7.25

141

7.8a

4.43

NS