Table 4 Practices in malaria control
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria in Colombia
Medium risk | High risk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n=214) | (n=53) | ||||
n | % | n | % | p-value | |
Yes/No question | |||||
Did you get a blood smear during your last malaria episode? (Yes) | 170 | 79.4 | 47 | 88.7 | 0.123 |
Multiple choice questions | |||||
Where to go when they feel sick? | |||||
Physician, Nurse | 62 | 29.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.000 |
Microscopists | 90 | 42.1 | 44 | 83.0 | 0.000 |
Community health promotor | 38 | 17.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.000 |
How long does it take to get to a malaria diagnosis post? | |||||
Less than 1 hour | 162 | 75.7 | 52 | 98.1 | 0.000 |
Between 1 to 2 hours | 28 | 13.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.005 |
Means of transportation to the point of diagnosis | |||||
Foot | 130 | 60.7 | 52 | 98.1 | 0.000 |
Motor vehicle | 46 | 21.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.000 |