Table 6 Significant changes in understanding the intervention and knowledge of malaria in one study village (TOT) over 1 year
2014 | 2015 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
What causes malaria? | |||
Mosquitoes transmit malaria | 56/114 (49 %) | 60/109 (55 %) | 0.376 |
Don’t know | 43/114 (38 %) | 25/109 (23 %) | 0.017 |
What sickness causes most health problems in your village? | |||
Malaria | 69/113 (61 %) | 80/107 (75 %) | 0.078 |
Respiratory tract infections | 15/113 (13 %) | 28/107 (26 %) | 0.009 |
What kind of complaints do people with malaria have? | |||
Fever | 50/113 (44 %) | 59/107 (55 %) | 0.041 |
Headache | 40/112 (36 %) | 54/107 (51 %) | 0.016 |
What did you learn and understand during the sensitisation meetings? | |||
Many people who get malaria become sick | 84/112 (75 %) | 102/107 (95 %) | <0.001 |
Individuals can have malaria infections and feel perfectly well | 54/112 (48 %) | 31/107 (29 %) | 0.003 |
Mosquitoes may become infected from biting individuals who do not get sick | 71/112 (63 %) | 81/107 (76 %) | 0.048 |
Do you think it is important for everybody in the village to take the medicine? | |||
Agree | 78/112 (70 %) | 94/107 (88 %) | 0.001 |