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Table 2 Malaria awareness characteristics of the study population by study areas, N(%)

From: Reduction in malaria prevalence and increase in malaria awareness in endemic districts of Bangladesh

Characteristics

CHT

Non-CHT

All

Have heard about malaria

 Yes

2208 (98.13)

7324 (97.65)

9532 (97.76)

 No

42 (1.87)

174 (2.32)

216 (2.22)

 Don’t know

0

2 (0.03)

2 (0.02)

Symptoms of malaria

 Fever

2184 (97.07)

7299 (97.32)

9483 (97.26)

 Fever with shivering

131 (5.82)

428 (5.71)

559 (5.73)

 Don’t know

53 (2.36)

190 (2.53)

243 (2.49)

 Others

43 (1.91)

5 (0.07)

48 (0.49)

Causes of malaria

 Mosquito bite

2153 (95.69)

7111 (94.81)

9264 (95.02)

 Fly/insect bite

14 (0.62)

10 (0.13)

24 (0.25)

 Not maintaining neat and cleanliness

62 (2.76)

81 (1.08)

143 (1.47)

 Don’t know

81 (3.60)

351 (4.68)

432 (4.43)

 Others

0

0

0

How to prevent malaria

 Preventing breeding of mosquito

585 (26.00)

488 (6.51)

1073 (11.01)

 Using bed-net

1890 (84.00)

6900 (92.00)

8790 (90.15)

 Using insecticide impregnated bed-net

1707 (75.87)

1885 (25.13)

3592 (36.84)

 Using mosquito repellent/coil

400 (17.78)

2198 (29.31)

2598 (26.65)

 Don’t know

49 (2.18)

226 (3.01)

275 (2.82)

 Others

52 (2.31)

48 (0.64)

100 (1.03)

Place of seeking treatment

 Public hospital/health centre

1579 (70.18)

5115 (68.20)

6694 (68.66)

 Private health centre

185 (8.22)

890 (11.87)

1075 (11.03)

 Village doctors

280 (12.44)

890 (11.87)

1170 (12.00)

 Drug store sales people

259 (11.51)

438 (5.84)

697 (7.15)

 NGO

1722 (76.53)

3325 (44.33)

5047 (51.78)

 Don’t know

40 (1.78)

651 (8.68)

691 (7.09)

 Others

32 (1.42)

87 (1.16)

119 (1.22)

Have to spend money for malaria treatment?

 Yes

169 (7.51)

1256 (16.75)

1425 (14.62)

 No

2070 (92.00)

5611 (74.81)

7681 (78.78)

 Don’t know

11 (0.49)

633 (8.44)

644 (6.61)