Table 2 Knowledge of respondents regarding malaria transmission
Variable | Category | Arab (n = 33) | Daza (n = 34) | Fulani (n = 11) | Chi square Statistic | P-value | All (N = 78) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Period of high frequency malaria | June | 22 (66.7) | 2 (5.9) | 6 (54.5) | 27.5 | 0.00 | 30 (38.5) |
July–September | 31 (93.9) | 22 (64.7) | 10 (90.9) | 10.1 | 0.01 | 63 (80.8) | |
October | 21 (63.6) | 3 (8.8) | 6 (54.5) | 22.7 | 0.00 | 30 (38.5) | |
Group most at risk of malaria | Children under 5 years | 33 (100.0) | 22 (64.7) | 11 (100.0) | 18.4 | 0.00 | 66 (84.6) |
Pregnant Women | 18 (54.5) | 22 (64.7) | 10 (90.9) | 4.8 | 0.09 | 50 (64.1) | |
Adult | 29 (87.9) | 18 (52.9) | 11 (100.0) | 15.1 | 0.00 | 58 (74.4) | |
Disabled | 5 (15.2) | 4 (11.8) | 4 (36.4) | 3.7 | 0.16 | 13 (16.7) | |
Vector cause of malaria | Mosquito | 21 (63.6) | 15 (44.1) | 3 (27.3) | 5.2 | 0.07 | 39 (50.0) |
Environmental cause of malaria | Water | 28 (84.8) | 19 (55.9) | 10 (90.9) | 9.2 | 0.01 | 57 (73.1) |
Heat/Sun | 15 (45.5) | 17 (50.0) | 7 (63.6) | 1.1 | 0.58 | 39 (50.0) | |
Poor nourishment cause of malaria | Hunger | 2 (6.1) | 12 (35.3) | 1 (9.1) | 10.1 | 0.01 | 15 (19.2) |
Food | 19 (57.6) | 9 (26.5) | 6 (54.5) | 7.2 | 0.03 | 34 (43.6) | |
Religious/supernatural forces cause of malaria | Destiny/fate/act of God | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (9.1) | 2.8 | 0.25 | 2 (2.6) |
Mystic/witchcraft | 3 (9.1) | 2 (5.9) | 2 (18.2) | 1.5 | 0.46 | 7 (9.0) | |
Sign/symptom malaria | Fever | 30 (90.9) | 13 (38.2) | 11 (100.0) | 27.5 | 0.00 | 54 (69.2) |
Chills | 14 (42.4) | 3 (8.8) | 3 (27.3) | 9.9 | 0.01 | 20 (25.6) | |
Muscle pain | 26 (78.8) | 32 (94.1) | 10 (90.9) | 3.7 | 0.16 | 68 (87.2) | |
Stomach pain | 9 (27.3) | 10 (29.4) | 5 (45.5) | 1.3 | 0.51 | 24 (30.8) | |
Diarrhoea | 10 (30.3) | 7 (20.6) | 2 (18.2) | 1.1 | 0.57 | 19 (24.4) | |
Nausea | 12 (36.4) | 4 (11.8) | 2 (18.2) | 5.9 | 0.05 | 18 (23.1) | |
Vomiting | 30 (90.9) | 2 (5.9) | 7 (63.6) | 49.4 | 0.00 | 39 (50.0) |