Table 2 Knowledge about TME and Malaria of the respondents in relation to participation (n = 158)
Characteristics | Participation | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partial/none (n = 17) | Complete (n = 141) | Total (n = 158) | ||
Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | ||
Heard about the current malaria elimination project | ||||
Yes | 17 (100) | 141 (100) | 158 (100) | NA |
Heard through/froma | ||||
District Health Team/Village Health Workers/Study Staffs | 13 (76.5) | 137 (97.2) | 150 (94.9) | 0.005 |
Neighbor | 0 | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.6) | 0.89 |
Village head | 10 (58.8) | 109 (77.3) | 119 (75.3) | 0.089 |
Don’t know | 1 (5.9) | 4 (2.8) | 5 (3.2) | 0.43 |
Attended meetings/events conducted by TME | ||||
Yes | 11 (64.7) | 138 (97.9) | 149 (94.3) | < 0.001 |
No | 6 (35.3) | 3 (2.1) | 9 (5.7) | |
TME was explained to you bya | ||||
Village head | 10 (58.8) | 124 (87.9) | 134 (84.8) | 0.005 |
Volunteers | 9 (52.9) | 117 (83) | 126 (79.7) | 0.008 |
TME staffs | 9 (52.9) | 132 (93.6) | 141 (89.2) | < 0.001 |
Frequency of explanation about TME by study staffs | ||||
Up to 30 times | 8 (47.1) | 128 (90.8) | 136 (86.1) | < 0.001 |
Can’t remember/don’t know | 9 (52.9) | 13 (9.2) | 22 (13.9) | |
Frequency of explanation about TME by non-study staffs | ||||
Up to 20 times | 10 (58.8) | 137 (97.2) | 147 (93) | < 0.001 |
Can’t remember/don’t know | 7 (41.2) | 4 (2.8) | 11 (7) | |
We get malaria froma | ||||
Forest | 2 (11.8) | 2 (1.4) | 4 (2.5) | 0.058 |
Mosquito | 14 (82.4) | 139 (98.6) | 153 (96.8) | 0.009 |
Signs and symptoms of malariaa | ||||
Fever | 8 (47.1) | 115 (81.6) | 123 (77.8) | 0.003 |
Headache | 7 (41.2) | 105 (74.5) | 112 (70.9) | 0.007 |
Muscle pain | 1 (5.9) | 14 (9.9) | 15 (9.5) | 0.5 |
Vomiting | 1 (5.9) | 7 (5) | 8 (5.1) | 0.6 |
Chills/shivering | 8 (47.1) | 116 (82.3) | 124 (78.5) | 0.003 |
Diarrhea | 1 (5.9) | 7 (5) | 8 (5.1) | 0.6 |
Don’t know | 6 (35.3) | 15 (10.6) | 21 (13.3) | 0.013 |
Diagnosis of malariaa | ||||
Through blood test | 10 (58.8) | 128 (90.8) | 138 (87.3) | 0.002 |
That person will have fever, chills and headache | 0 | 7 (5) | 7 (4.4) | 0.44 |
Went to health worker | 14 (82.4) | 117 (83) | 131 (82.9) | 0.58 |
Went to forest before | 2 (11.8) | 0 | 2 (1.3) | 0.011 |
An asymptomatic villager can have malaria parasite | ||||
Yes | 3 (17.6) | 60 (42.6) | 63 (39.9) | 0.04 |
No | 1 (5.9) | 19 (13.5) | 20 (12.7) | |
Don’t know | 13 (76.5) | 62 (44) | 75 (47.5) | |
Ways to eliminate malaria from the villagea | ||||
By giving medicine to all the villagers | 6 (35.3) | 117 (83) | 123 (77.8) | < 0.001 |
By using mosquito nets | 1 (5.9) | 6 (4.3) | 7 (4.4) | 0.55 |
By cleaning the surrounding | 0 | 2 (1.4) | 2 (1.3) | 0.79 |
Don’t know | 9 (52.9) | 18 (12.8) | 27 (17.1) | < 0.001 |