Table 2 Respondents awareness and knowledge of malaria
Pregnant women n (%) | Non-pregnant mothers of children aged under five years n (%) | Total N (1373) | Chi square value | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Awareness about malaria | |||||
Yes | 759 (93.0) | 539 (97.1) | 1298 | 11.028 | 0.001 |
No | 57 (7.0) | 16 (2.9) | 73 | ||
Causes of malaria | |||||
Mosquito | 697 (85.2) | 480 (86.5) | 1177 | 12.312 | 0.031 |
Contaminated food | 8 (1.0) | 8 (1.4) | 16 | ||
Living in dirty environment | 34 (4.2) | 32 (5.8) | 66 | ||
Too much sunlight or heat | 4 (0.5) | 5 (0.9) | 9 | ||
Don’t know | 66 (8.1) | 22 (4.0) | 88 | ||
Stress | 9 (1.1) | 8 (1.4) | 17 | ||
Correct knowledge on cause of malaria | |||||
Mosquito bites | 697 (85.2) | 480 (86.5) | 1177 | 0.442 | 0.506 |
Causes not mosquito bites | 121 (14.8) | 75 (13.5) | 196 | ||
Breeding sites of mosquitoes | |||||
Stagnant water | 433 (52.9) | 279 (50.3) | 712 | 0.940 | 0.332 |
Other sites/factors not related to breeding sites | 385 (47.1) | 276 (49.7) | 661 | ||
Symptoms of malaria | |||||
Cold | 281 (34.5) | 254 (45.8) | 535 | 18.122 | 0.000 |
Fever | 369 (45.1) | 265 (47.7) | 634 | 0.926 | 0.336 |
Headache | 350 (42.8) | 330 (59.5) | 680 | 36.767 | 0.000 |
Vomiting | 75 (9.2) | 57 (10.3) | 132 | 0.462 | 0.497 |
Weakness | 167 (20.4) | 69 (12.4) | 236 | 14.805 | 0.000 |
Dizziness | 36 (4.4) | 25 (4.5) | 61 | 0.008 | 0.927 |
Nausea | 6 (0.7) | 6 (1.1) | 12 | 0.461 | 0.497 |
Loss of appetite | 42 (5.1) | 31 (5.6) | 73 | 0.134 | 0.714 |
Bitter mouth taste | 56 (6.8) | 38 (6.8) | 94 | 0.000 | 0.999 |
Convulsion | 7 (0.9) | 9 (1.6) | 16 | 1.684 | 0.194 |
Diarrhoea | 6 (0.7) | 7 (1.3) | 13 | 0.982 | 0.332 |
Joint pain | 54 (6.6) | 47 (8.5) | 101 | 1.691 | 0.193 |
Coloured/yellowed eye | 10 (1.1) | 5 (0.9) | 15 | 0.316 | 0.574 |
Coloured/yellowed urine | 6 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | 7 | 0.316 | 0.574 |
Knowledge on symptoms of malaria | |||||
0–2 correct symptoms | 525 (74.0) | 358 (69.0) | 883 | 3.812 | 0.051 |
Three correct symptoms or more | 184 (26.0) | 161 (31.0) | 345 | ||
When does mosquitoes feed | |||||
Wrong knowledge as other times | 300 (36.7) | 240 (43.2) | 540 | 5.979 | 0.014 |
Correct knowledge as night | 518 (63.3) | 315 (56.8) | 833 | ||
Malaria preventive methods | |||||
Insecticide spray | 305 (37.3) | 205 (36.9) | 510 | 55.885 | 0.000 |
Chemoprophylaxis | 15 (1.8) | 11 (2.0) | 26 | ||
Any bed net | 44 (5.4) | 8 (1.4) | 52 | ||
Insecticide-treated nets | 289 (35.3) | 274 (49.4) | 563 | ||
Drinking traditional concoction | 5 (0.6) | 1 (0.2) | 6 | ||
Keeping environment neat and clean | 20 (2.4) | 16 (2.9) | 36 | ||
Others | 140 (17.1) | 40 (7.2) | 180 | ||
Malaria prevention knowledge | |||||
Has correct knowledge on chemotherapy, insecticide-treated nets and environmental sanitation | 324 (39.6) | 301 (54.2) | 625 | 28.520 | 0.000 |
Does not have correct knowledge | 494 (60.4) | 254 (45.8) | 748 | ||