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Table 2 Knowledge of malaria symptoms, transmission, and prevention

From: Gaps in knowledge and practices of malaria prevention in Francophone African immigrants in Metropolitan Edmonton

Parameter

Accurate

Frequency, n = 382

(Percentage %)

Poor

Frequency, n = 382

(Percentage %)

Knowledge of malaria symptoms

 Fever

370 (97)

12 (3)

Knowledge of malaria transmission

Mosquito bite

74 (19)

308 (81)

 Plasmodium falciparum

366 (96)

16 (4)

 Reject drinking dirty water

164 (43)

218 (57)

 Reject dirty environment

329 (86)

53 (14)

 

225 (59)

157 (41)

Knowledge of malaria prevention

 Bed nets

229 (60)

152 (40)

Comprehensive knowledge of malariaa

 Knew key symptom (fever), means of transmission, and prevention measures

52 (14)

330 (86)

  1. aParticipants are considered to have comprehensive knowledge of malaria if they simultaneously:
  2. -Mention fever as a symptom of malaria
  3. -Mention “Plasmodium falciparum” and “mosquito bite” as a means of transmission
  4. -Reject “drinking dirty water” and “dirty environment” as a means of transmission
  5. -Mention “bed nets” as a preventive measure