Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants
Variable | Frequency | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
 Male | 136 | 52.8 |
 Female | 152 | 47.2 |
Age | ||
  < 5 | 82 | 28.5 |
 5 to 10 | 85 | 29.5 |
 10.1 to 15 | 121 | 42 |
Village | ||
 Akwon | 70 | 24.3 |
 Amia A | 79 | 27.4 |
 Egum | 70 | 24.3 |
 Gweri | 69 | 23.9 |
Fever in past 2Â weeks | ||
 No | 98 | 34.4 |
 Yes | 187 | 65.6 |
Care taker's Education | ||
 Primary | 15 | 8.1 |
 Secondary | 165 | 89.2 |
 Tertiary | 5 | 2.7 |
Knowledge on Cause of malaria | ||
 Mosquito | 274 | 97.2 |
 Parasite | 7 | 2.5 |
 Others | 1 | 0.35 |
Recognition of symptoms | ||
 Yes | 256 | 91.1 |
 No | 25 | 8.9 |
Malaria can be treated | ||
 Yes | 279 | 99.3 |
 No | 2 | 0.71 |
Mosquito Biting times | ||
 At Night | 270 | 96.1 |
 Day Time | 7 | 2.5 |
 Not Sure | 4 | 1.4 |
Breeding sites | ||
 Bushes | 5 | 1.8 |
 Stagnant water | 275 | 97.9 |
 Not sure | 1 | 0.4 |
Mosquito Net ownership | ||
 Yes | 224 | 79.2 |
 No | 59 | 20.9 |
Slept under a Net previous Night | ||
 No | 116 | 41.1 |
 Yes | 166 | 58.8 |