Cause of Malaria
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Fasola community (N = 199)
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Soku community (N = 204)
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Total (%)
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Frequency (%)
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Frequency (%)
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Frequency (%)
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Consumption of contaminated Food/water
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147 (41.3)
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84 (28.4)
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231 (35.4)
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Staying long in the sun
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53 (14.9)
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83 (28.1)
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136 (20.0)
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Dirty surroundings
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54 (15.2)
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38 (12.9)
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92 (14.1)
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*Mosquito bite
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40 (11.2)
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41 (13.9)
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81 (12.4)
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Stress
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41 (11.5)
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27 (9.2)
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68 (10.4)
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Rainy/cold weather
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14 (3.9)
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19 (6.5)
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33 (5.1)
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Body pains and headache
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7 (2.0)
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3 (1.0)
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10 (1.6)
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- * Mosquito bite (most appropriate answer)