Table 2 Knowledge by households of malaria and long-lasting insecticide nets in Jiga Yelmdar village, Jabi Tehnan District, north-western Ethiopia, January 2014
Characteristic | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
Heard about malaria (n = 352) | Yes | 350 (99.4) |
| Â | No | 2 (0.6) |
Information source about malaria (n = 351) | Health worker | 292 (83.2) |
Mass media | 21 (6.0) | |
Friend | 23 (6.6) | |
Other | 15 (4.3) | |
Method used to prevent malaria (n = 352) | LLINs | 315 (89.5) |
IRS | 11 (3.1) | |
Aerosol spray | 1 (0.3) | |
Anti-malarial tablet | 10 (2.8) | |
Clean surroundings | 10 (2.8) | |
Habitat management | 2 (0.6) | |
Other | 3 (0.9) | |
Heard about LLINs (n = 352) | Yes | 348 (98.9) |
No | 4 (1.1) | |
Have LLINs (n = 352) | Yes | 341 (96.9) |
No | 11 (3.1) | |
Number of LLINs per household (n = 341) | 1 | 136 (39.9) |
2 | 182 (53.4) | |
3 | 18 (5.3) | |
|  | ≥4 | 5 (1.5) |