Table 3 Comparison of people’s knowledge between baseline prevalence survey in 2007 and follow up survey in 2013

How do you know that you have got malaria?

 Fever

0.943 (0.939–0.948)

0.990 (0.988–0.992)

<0.001

 Others

0.135 (0.128–0.142)

0.071 (0.066–0.076)

<0.001

Why someone gets malaria?

 Mosquito bite

0.943 (0.938–0.948)

0.965 (0.961–0.969)

<0.001

 Fly/insect bite

0.031 (0.027–0.034)

0.002 (0.001–0.003)

<0.001

 Not maintaining cleanliness

0.052 (0.048–0.057)

0.015 (0.012–0.017)

<0.001

 Others

0.043 (0.039–0.047)

0.030 (0.026–0.033)

<0.001

How malaria could be prevented?

 Preventing breeding

0.161 (0.154–0.168)

0.112 (0.106–0.119)

<0.001

 Using bed net

0.854 (0.847–0.862)

0.914 (0.908–0.920)

<0.001

 Using insecticide bed-net

0.017 (0.014–0.020)

0.376 (0.366–0.386)

<0.001

 Coil

0.187 (0.180–0.195)

0.269 (0.260–0.278)

<0.001

 Others

0.108 (0.101–0.114)

0.025 (0.022–0.028)

<0.001

Where you can get this treatment?

 Govt. hospital

0.677 (0.668–0.686)

0.696 (0.687–0.705)

<0.001

 Private health centre

0.206 (0.198–0.214)

0.112 (0.106–0.118)

<0.001

 Village doctors

0.387 (0.377–0.397)

0.121 (0.115–0.128)

<0.001

 Drug stores

0.294 (0.285–0.303)

0.072 (0.067–0.077)

<0.001

 NGO

0.245 (0.237–0.254)

0.548 (0.538–0.558)

<0.001