Table 1: Frequency and confidence interval of answers about the population’s knowledge about leptospirosis and contact with the etiological agent, Blumenau/Santa Catarina/Brazil.

Answers

n (%)

CI (95%)

P

Know what is Leptospirosis?

     

     No

18 (6.67%)

(3.69-9.64)

 

     Yes

252 (93.33%)

(90.36-96.31)

< 0.01

Already have the disease?

     

     No

267 (98.89%)

(97.64-100.14)

 

     Yes

3 (1.11%)

(0-2.36)

< 0.01

Know someone that had Leptospirosis?

     

     No

219 (81.11%)

(76.44-85.78)

 

     Yes

51 (18.89%)

(14.22-23.56)

< 0.01

CI: Confidence Interval; P: P-value of Chi-square test. If P < 0.05 then significant differences between proportions.