Table 1 Knowledge of malaria among respondents by location of residence (rural/urban), Igabi LGA, Kaduna Nigeria, (N = 629)
Knowledge characteristics | Rural (n = 300) | Urban (n = 329) | Chi square | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall knowledge of malaria | ||||
Good | 54 (38.8) | 85 (61.2) | 5.9 | 0.05 |
Average | 102 (48.8) | 107 (51.2) | ||
Poor | 144 (51.3) | 137 (48.7) | ||
Malaria transmission route to humans | ||||
Bite of malaria infected mosquito | 261 (87.0) | 292 (88.8) | 10.9 | < 0.01 |
Do not know | 30 (10.0) | 15 (4.5) | ||
Through contaminated water/foods | 9 (3.0) | 22 (6.7) | ||
Malaria mosquito feeding time | ||||
Both day and night-time | 73 (24.3) | 44 (13.4) | 89.2 | < 0.01 |
Day time | 11 (3.7) | 4 (1.2) | ||
Do not know | 60 (20.0) | 5 (1.5) | ||
Night-time | 156 (52.0) | 276 (83.9) | ||
Malaria diagnosis | ||||
Blood microscopy | 47 (15.7) | 48 (14.6) | 37.8 | < 0.01 |
Do not know | 37 (12.3) | 19 (5.8) | ||
Symptomatically | 58 (19.3) | 134 (40.7) | ||
Testing blood with malaria RDT | 158 (52.7) | 128 (38.9) | ||
OR (95% C.I) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malaria symptoms (yes/no) reference, no | ||||
Fever | 269 (89.7) | 309 (93.9) | 0.6 (0.3–1.0) | 0.07 |
Headache | 217 (72.3) | 262 (79.6) | 0.7 (0.5–0.9) | 0.04 |
Vomiting | 164 (54.7) | 188 (57.1) | 0.9 (0.7–1.2) | 0.59 |
Shivering | 162 (54.0) | 119 (36.2) | 2.1 (1.5–2.8) | < 0.01 |
Diarrhoea | 50 (16.7) | 38 (11.5) | 1.5 (0.9–2.4) | 0.08 |
Dizziness | 44 (14.7) | 115 (35.0) | 0.3 (0.2–0.5) | < 0.01 |
Nausea | 40 (13.3) | 86 (26.1) | 0.4 (0.3–0.7) | < 0.01 |
Loss of appetite | 28 (9.3) | 93 (29.2) | 0.2 (0.1–0.4) | < 0.01 |
Malaria prevention (yes/no) reference, no | ||||
Clearing of grasses/breeding sites | 197 (65.7) | 228 (69.3) | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) | 0.37 |
Use long lasting insecticidal nets | 108 (36.0) | 144 (43.8) | 0.7 (0.5–1.0) | 0.05 |
Use mosquito coil or repellent | 51 (17.0) | 90 (27.4) | 0.5 (0.4–0.8) | < 0.01 |
Wearing long sleeve shirts | 9 (3.0) | 10 (3.04) | 1 (0.4–2.5) | 1.00 |
Indoor residual spray | 1 (0.3) | 66 (20.1) | 0.01 (0.0–0.1) | < 0.01 |