Table 3 Reported knowledge on malaria by study areas and completed years of schooling (multiple responses)
| Â | South-eastern districts | North-eastern districts | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Completed years of schooling | |||||||
|  | None | 1–5 | >5 | χ2 significance | None | 1–5 | >5 | χ2 significance |
Causes of malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Mosquito bite | 87.4 | 91.6 | 94.7 | p < 0.001 | 93.0 | 95.0 | 96.6 | p < 0.001 |
   Fly/insect bite | 4.5 | 4.5 | 5.2 | ns | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 | p < 0.01 |
   Not maintaining neat and cleanliness | 8.3 | 11.6 | 12.1 | p < 0.001 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 21.2 | p < 0.001 |
   Others | 7.1 | 4.5 | 3.7 | p < 0.001 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.9 | p < 0.001 |
Symptoms of malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Onset of fever with shivering | 71.9 | 77.2 | 81.6 | p < 0.001 | 80.0 | 84.9 | 88.8 | p < 0.001 |
   Fever at intervals | 19.2 | 18.4 | 22.5 | p < 0.05 | 26.8 | 22.7 | 26.7 | p < 0.05 |
   Remission of fever with sweating | 8.8 | 11.6 | 12.1 | p < 0.001 | 15.0 | 13.6 | 21.2 | p < 0.001 |
   Others | 18.5 | 17.6 | 19.2 | ns | 10.9 | 9.4 | 9.2 | ns |
Mode of transmission | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   By bite of any mosquito | 34.9 | 37.2 | 28.4 | p < 0.001 | 33.2 | 35.7 | 30.0 | p < 0.05 |
   By bite of mosquito which has bitten a malarial patient | 29.2 | 38.9 | 52.2 | p < 0.001 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 49.8 | p < 0.001 |
   Don't know | 29.2 | 21.2 | 20.8 | p < 0.001 | 33.6 | 31.9 | 20.2 | p < 0.001 |
   Other | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | ns | 7.7 | 6.3 | 5.6 | p < 0.05 |
Mode of prevention | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Preventing breeding of mosquito | 7.8 | 12.9 | 20.3 | p < 0.001 | 16.8 | 14.0 | 24.4 | p < 0.001 |
   Using bed net | 80.9 | 84.4 | 88.4 | p < 0.001 | 81.4 | 85.2 | 89.7 | p < 0.001 |
   Using insecticidal bed net | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | ns | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.9 | p < 0.01 |
   Using mosquito repellent/coil | 11.2 | 17.1 | 22.1 | p < 0.001 | 15.6 | 21.6 | 30.0 | p < 0.001 |
   Other | 14.2 | 12.4 | 10.2 | p < 0.05 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 6.5 | p < 0.001 |
Mode of treatment | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Allopathic treatment | 94.3 | 96.2 | 98.3 | p < 0.001 | 97.8 | 98.3 | 99.0 | p < 0.02 |
   Traditional (Herbal/Kabiraji) | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ns | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | ns |
   Faith healing | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | ns | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ns |
   Homeopathic | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | ns | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | ns |
   Other | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | p < 0.05 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ns |
Source of information | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Govt. health worker | 17.8 | 19.9 | 25.5 | p < 0.001 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 32.9 | p < 0.001 |
   NGO health worker | 23.6 | 25.9 | 30.6 | p < 0.001 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 20.5 | p < 0.001 |
   Radio/TV/Newspaper | 9.4 | 16.5 | 20.7 | p < 0.001 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 24.8 | p < 0.001 |
   Poster/leaflet | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | p < 0.001 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | p < 0.01 |
   Neighbours/relatives | 41.6 | 35.7 | 25.8 | p < 0.001 | 54.7 | 48.5 | 33.2 | p < 0.001 |
   Self | 13.3 | 16.6 | 19.5 | p < 0.001 | 12.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | p < 0.001 |
   Other | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.0 | p < 0.01 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | ns |
N | 1683 | 938 | 1129 | Â | 3322 | 1453 | 1224 | Â |