Table 2 Knowledge, perception and practice related to malaria magnitude, transmission and prevention in Mirab Abaya District, 2014
Characteristics | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Malaria is top health problem (n = 507) | |
 Yes | 455 (89.7) |
 No | 52 (10.3) |
Infection is by mosquito bite (n = 505) | |
 Yes | 441 (87.3) |
 No | 64 (12.7) |
Mosquito bite high | |
 Evening | 435 (85.8) |
 Night | 122 (24.1) |
 Day | 23 (4.5) |
Using LLIN prevents mosquito bite | |
 Yes | 503 (99.2) |
 No | 4 (0.8) |
Using LLIN prevents malaria (n = 499) | |
 Yes | 487 (97.6) |
 No | 6 (1.2) |
 Don’t know | 6 (1.2) |
Malaria is curable (n = 503) | |
 Yes | 500 (99.4) |
 No | 1 (0.2) |
 Don’t know | 2 (0.4) |
First line treatment drug (n = 504) | |
 ACT | 433 (85.9) |
 Chloroquine | 29 (5.7) |
 Other | 25 (5.0) |
 Don’t know | 17 (3.4) |
Knowledge on symptoms | |
 Fever (n = 506) | 406 (80.2) |
 Shivering/chill (n = 505) | 316 (62.6) |
 Headache (n = 506) | 286 (56.5) |
 Loss of appetite (n = 506) | 161 (31.8) |
 Vomiting (n = 507) | 147 (29.0) |
 Back pain (n = 506) | 100 (19.8) |
 At least one symptom (n = 507) | 503 (99.3) |
 Aggregate knowledgea (n = 507) | 186 (36.7) |
Knowledge on prevention | |
 Using mosquito net (n = 506) | 415 (82.0) |
 Clean house (n = 485) | 331 (68.2) |
 Eating good food (n = 485) | 302 (62.3) |
 Drain breeding sites (n = 485) | 174 (35.9) |
 Spraying insecticides (n = 485) | 57 (11.8) |
 Others (n = 490) | 47 (9.6) |
 At least one method (n = 507) | 463 (91.3) |
 Aggregate knowledge*(507) | 166 (32.7) |
Preventive practices | |
 Use mosquito net (n = 490) | 429 (87.6) |
 Drain breeding sites (n = 492) | 104 (21.1) |
 Use aerosol (n = 489) | 77 (15.7) |
 Close doors/windows (n = 491) | 66 (13.4) |
 Others (n = 491) | 64 (13.0) |