Table 4 Reported malaria disease knowledge from FGD groups, Jabi Tehnan district, NW Ethiopia
Health cluster | Estimated malaria cases/year | Affected group | Mosquito biting time | Malaria calendar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fetegem | 2–3 | Children, night guard workers, farmers | Night | April–September |
Maksegn | 4–15 | Children, pregnant women, farmers | Night | April–September |
Kuni | 10–15 | Children, pregnant women, farmers, | Night | April–September |
Agomamit | 4–100 | Children, pregnant women, farmers | Night | April–September |
Mankusa | 15–50 | Children, pregnant women, farmers | 21:00–23:00 | Year round |
Woyenema | Difficult to estimate | Children, people work in irrigated fields | 21:00–00:00 | Year round |
Awunt | Difficult to estimate | Children, people work in irrigated fields | Night | Year round |
Jiga | 5–20 | Children, people work in irrigated fields | Night | April–September |
Yeraber | Difficult to estimate | Children, pregnant women | Night | April-September |
Malan | Difficult to estimate | Children, pregnant women | Night | April–September |