Table 4 Respondents knowledge about malaria symptoms, transmission and prevention
From: Baseline results of the first malaria indicator survey in Iran at household level
Respondent's awareness | Residency | Province | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Rural | Urban | Â | Hormozgan | Kerman | Â |
Fever as malaria symptom | 62.1 (60.5 - 63.6) | 67.4 (65.1 - 69.7) | 81.4 (79.7 - 83.0) | 48.1 (46.2 - 50.2) | 63.6 (60.7 - 66.5) | 63.8 (62.2 - 65.4) |
Shivering as malaria symptom | 36.2 (34.7 - 37.8) | 35.2 (32.8 - 37.5) | 46.6 (44.4 - 48.8) | 23.4 (21.7 - 25.1) | 42.5 (39.6 - 45.5) | 35.9 (33.7 - 38.9) |
Malaria transmit through mosquito sting | 55.4 (53.8 - 57.0) | 59.1 (56.7 - 61.6) | 77.2 (75.4 - 79.0) | 36.6 (34.7 - 38.6) | 59.1 (56.1 - 62.1) | 56.4 (54.6 - 58.2) |
Using bed net as preventive measure | 38.4 (36.8 - 39.9) | 25.6 (23.4 - 27.7) | 64.0 (61.9 - 66.0) | 10.0 (8.71 - 11.2) | 31.3 (28.5 - 34.1) | 34.9 (32.7 - 37.1) |