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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) | |
| - Yes | 1,021(27.7%) |
| - No | 2,656 (72.1%) |
| - Don't know | 8 (0.2%) |
| Kind of fever? (n = 1,021) | |
| - 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) | |
| - 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) | |
| - 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) | |
| - 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) | |
| - 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%) |
