Table 3 Respondent’s knowledge of malaria, malaria vector and preventive measures in two selected cities (Dodoma and Morogoro)
Variables | Dodoma n (%) | Morogoro n (%) | Both n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cause of malaria | |||
Mosquito | 118 (59.0) | 158 (79.0) | 276 (69.0) |
Bacteria | 22 (11.0) | 16 (8.0) | 38 (9.5) |
Worms | 4 (2.0) | 8 (4.0) | 12 (3.0) |
Plasmodium | 33 (16.5) | 3 (1.5) | 36 (9.0) |
Others | 23 (11.5) | 15 (7.5) | 38 (9.5) |
Risk of malaria transmission | |||
Mosquito bite | 185 (92.5) | 160 (80.0) | 345 (86.2) |
Don’t know | 4 (2.0) | 33 (16.5) | 37 (9.3) |
Others | 11 (5.5) | 7 (3.5) | 18 (4.5) |
Name of the vector | |||
Anopheles | 150 (75.0) | 152 (76.0) | 302 (75.5) |
Culex | 26 (13.0) | 20 (10.0) | 46 (11.5) |
Aedes | 17 (8.5) | 12 (6.0) | 29 (7.3) |
Don’t know | 7 (3.5) | 16 (8.0) | 23 (5.7) |
Household health problem | |||
Malaria | 172 (86.0) | 175 (87.5) | 347 (86.7) |
Others (typhoid, diarrhoea, UTI, fungi) | 25 (12.5) | 53 (13.3) | |
Don’t know | 18 (9.0) | 23 (11.5) | 41 (10.2) |
Malaria symptoms | |||
High fever | 56 (28.0) | 99 (49.5) | 155 (38.7) |
Headache | 96 (48.0) | 53 (26.5) | 149 (37.3) |
Vomiting | 28 (14.0) | 26 (13.0) | 54 (13.4) |
Others | 20 (10.0) | 22 (11.0) | 44 (10.6) |
Action taken when encounter these symptoms | |||
Hospital | 119 (59.5) | 145 (72.5) | 264 (66.0) |
Pain killer | 37 (18.5) | 25 (12.5) | 62 (15.5) |
Relative | 4 (2.0) | 2 (1.0) | 6 (1.5) |
Traditional healer | 2 (1.0) | 3 (1.5) | 5 (1.2) |
Use anti-malarial without checkup | 38 (19.0) | 25 (12.5) | 63 (15.8) |
Early Anopheles bite transmit malaria | |||
Yes | 38 (19.0 %) | 47 (23.5 %) | 85 (21.2) |
No | 162 (81.0 %) | 153 (76.5 %) | 315 (78.8) |
Only midnight bites responsible for malaria transmission | |||
Yes | 166 (83.0) | 179 (89.5) | 345 (86.5) |
No | 34 (17.0) | 21 (10.5) | 55 (13.5) |
Methods used for personal protection | |||
LLINS | 138 (69.0) | 146 (73.0) | 284 (71.0) |
IRS | 4 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 4 (1.0) |
Mosquito coils | 30 (15) | 21 (10.5) | 51 (12.8) |
Mosquito spray | 18 (9.0) | 29 (14.5) | 47 (11.8) |
Others | 10 (5.0) | 4 (2.0) | 14 (3.4) |
For school children | |||
What health information do you get more frequent at school | |||
HIV | 48 (70.5) | 75 (75.5) | 123 (73.2) |
Malaria | 20 (29.5) | 25 (25.0) | 45 (26.8) |