Table 3 Malaria awareness among Ra glai participants in the 2005-survey
Total Ra-glai participants = 3,685 | n (%) |
|---|---|
Did you have fever during the past month? (n = 3,685) | Â |
   - Yes | 1,021(27.7%) |
   - No | 2,656 (72.1%) |
   - Don't know | 8 (0.2%) |
Kind of fever? (n = 1,021) | Â |
   - Malaria | 144 (14.1%) |
   - Flu | 354 (34.7%) |
   - Other (headache, tonsillitis, bronchitis, gastritis, etc) | 54 (5.3%) |
   - Don't know | 448 (43.9%) |
   - Missing | 23 (2.1) |
What was the cause of fever? (n = 1,021) | Â |
   - Mosquito bites | 81 (7.9%) |
   - Bad food | 14 (1.4%) |
   - Bad weather | 96 (9.4%) |
   - Too much work | 13 (1.3%) |
   - Don't know | 761 (74.5%) |
   - Missing | 55 (5.4%) |
What was the cause of your malaria episode? (n = 145) | Â |
   - Mosquito bite | 43 (29.60%) |
   - "I don't know" | 80 (55.2%) |
   - Other causes | 22 (15.2%) |
Did you ever have fever due to mosquito bites? (n = 3,685) | Â |
   - Yes | 1,327 (36.0%) |
   - No | 1,834 (49.8%) |
   - Don't know | 504 (13.7%) |
   - Missing | 20 (0.5%) |
At what time do mosquitoes bite in the village? (median) (n = 3,685) | 18 to 20 h |
At what time do mosquitoes bite in the forest fields? (median) (n = 3,685) | 06 to 10 h |
Mosquitoes are more dangerous for malaria infection? (n = 3,685) | Â |
   - In the village | 549(14.9%) |
   -In forest fields | 575 (15.6%) |
   - Same | 218 (5.9%) |
   -Don't know | 2,288 (62.1%) |
   - Missing | 55 (1.5%) |