Table 3 Malaria prevention and treatment seeking practices among community
Variables | n/d (%) |
|---|---|
Prevention practices from mosquito bite | |
House was sprayed with insecticide (IRS) | 289/1010 (28.6) |
IRS including kitchen | 227/289 (78.5) |
Household like IRS | 983/1010 (97.3) |
Household feels that IRS is effective | 954/1010 (94.5) |
House was whitewash (Mean ± SD) per year | 1.9 ± 0.7 |
Household heard about insecticide treated bednets | 435/1010 (43.1) |
Household owned bednet | 571/1010 (56.5) |
No. of bednet (Mean ± SD) per household | 1.6 ± 0.9 |
Reasons for not owing/using bednet (N = 439) | |
Economic | 321/439 (73.1) |
Mosquito not bite | 86/439 (19.6) |
Feel uncomfortable | 32/439 (7.3) |
Owned insecticide treated bednet (N = 571) | 438/571 (76.7) |
Bednet provided by the government agency (N = 571) | 438/571 (76.7) |
Using any preventive measures to protect from mosquito bite | 873/1010 (86.4) |
Sleeping under bednet regularly | 360/1010 (35.6) |
Using mosquito repellent coil, cake, cream | 13/1010 (1.3) |
Smoke formation by burning leaves, cow dung | 661/1010 (65.4) |
Roping body oil | 236/1010 (23.4) |
Cover body | 165/1010 (16.3) |
Other | 0 |
Any one suffered from suspected malaria in 2 weeks preceding the surveya | 390/1010 (38.6) |
Initial source of treatment sought (N = 390) | |
Faith/traditional healer | 57/390 (14.6) |
Unqualified health providers | 193/390 (49.5) |
ASHA/ANM/health worker | 57/390 (14.6) |
PHC/CHC govt hospital | 58/390 (14.9) |
Private hospital | 25/390 (6.4) |
Malaria diagnosis/treatment is available within the village | 599/1010 (59.3) |
Treatment was freely provided | 452/599 (75.5) |
Availed free malaria treatment within the village | 422/599 (70.4) |
Satisfied with provided free malaria treatment | 402/599 (67.1) |