Table 1 Perceived causes of malaria.

Mosquitoes

20

20

9

5

54

Mosquitoes & other causes

5

7

-

2

14

Nothing to do with mosquitoes

5

3

-

3

11

Dirtiness (attracts mosquitoes)

3

13

2

-

18

Foods (sweet foods, oily foods)

4

5

-

5

14

Dirtiness (general dirtiness, dirty water, dirty food)

3

5

-

1

9

Weather (cold weather, rain, wind, working in the sun)

4

2

-

2

8

Other insects (flies, other blood-feeding insects)

1

1

-

1

3

Rain, standing water (attracts mosquitoes)

1

2

-

-

3

Neem tree (attracts mosquitoes)

-

1

-

-

1

Malnutrition

1

-

-

-

1

Constipation

-

1

-

-

1