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Table 4 Respondents' believed causes of malaria

From: An exploratory study of community factors relevant for participatory malaria control on Rusinga Island, western Kenya

Causes of malaria

n

%

Total N = 1378

  

Mosquito bites

1250

90.7

Weather conditions

423

30.7

Lack of hygiene

250

18.1

Bushy compound

156

11.3

Food

69

4.8

Body exhaustion

31

2.1