Background: Cholera is a watery, possibly lethal form of the dehydration diarrheal illness caused by toxigenic serotypes of vibrio cholera. Worldwide cholera occurrences between 2008 and 2010 were recorded at 317,534, with a 52% increase in mortality, half of which were children under the age of five. This study to examine the knowing of the people in district and hospitals in Kirkuk city, Iraq toward cholera infection and its prevention.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 356 people at all districts and hospitals in Kirkuk city hospitals period 4 November to 4 December 2022. A non-probability/convenient sampling technique was utilized to collect data. A socio-demographic characteristics data form and knowing cholera form were used to collect data through face- to- face interviews. Data were analyzed using statistical package for the Social Sciences, version 24, presenting descriptive and inferential statistics comprising frequency, percentage (ANOVA) test.
Results: Out of the 356 people, (23.3%) Nearly half of the samples (23.3%) were from kirkuk-1district and (23.3%) kirkuk-2 district, but in the Hospitals nearly half of the samples (5.6%) (5.6%) were from Kirkuk General Hospital and Azadi Teaching Hospital. Most of the people, (19.7%) were between the ages 18 and 25, (53.4%) were male, and (78.1%) were married.
Conclusion: The knowing cholera among people in districts and Hospitals was generally higher. Younger age was differences with study sample high significant of knowing the prevention methods cholera. Regarding to the marital status was significant differences between the people knowing the transmission methods of cholera.