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Table 5 Assessment by community of Mandla towards performance of MEDP

From: Assessing community knowledge, attitude and practices to strengthen communication strategy for Malaria Elimination Demonstration Project in Mandla

 

Frequency

Percentage

Community assessment of MEDP workers

  

 People know about MEDP

671 (Out of 773)

86.8

(Assessment made out of N = 671)

  

 People could recognise a village malaria worker

656

97.8

 Workers visits their house regularly

597

89.0

 Workers gives IEC inforation on malaria

493

73.5

 During diagnosis, workers explain in details about the treatment and its importance

280

41.7

 Understand the messages provided by the workers

593

88.4

 Would like the worker to keep visiting them

659

98.2

 People follow the learnings provided by the workers

582

86.7

 People willing to help MEDP by sharing the learning to the larger groups

543

80.9

Places where malaria related information received

  

 House to house visits and interpersonal communication

546

81.4

 Community Camp Approach

125

18.6

 Both (at home and in camp)

88

13.1