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Table 3 Distribution of respondents to some health service and environmental factors, Jimma town, 2010

From: Urban malaria and associated risk factors in Jimma town, south-west Ethiopia

Variables

Household respondents (N = 291)

  

Frequency

Percentage

Previous malaria history and who got treatment

Yes

244

84

 

No

47

16

Type of malaria drug used

Chloroquine

115

47

 

Coartem

56

23

 

Other antimalarial drug

73

30

Availability of ITNs

One ITN

87

29.9

 

More than ITNs

138

47.8

 

No

66

22.3

Usage of ITNs in the home

Yes

145

64.4

 

No

80

35.6

Family members who use ITNs

Whole family

11

7.6

 

Some family members

134

92.4

Presence of stagnant water

Yes

167

57.4

 

No

124

42.6

Distance stagnant water nearby the home

<1 km

89

53.3

 

≥1 km

78

46.7

Chemical spraying habit for mosquito control

Yes

62

21.3

 

No

229

78.7