Table 9 Knowledge about malaria and its prevention by country
Indicator | Adults | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola | Mozambique | Zambia | Zimbabwe | |
Respondents’ knowledge of causes of malaria, N | 275 | 296 | 229 | 329 |
Mosquito bites, % | 95 | 87 | 93 | 94 |
Respondents’ knowledge of symptoms of malaria, N | 275 | 296 | 229 | 329 |
Fever, % | 67 | 65 | 75 | 48 |
Feeling cold/chills/shakes, % | 20 | 53 | 76 | 79 |
Headache, % | 4 | 70 | 69 | 73 |
Nausea and vomiting, % | 1 | 22 | 60 | 51 |
Diarrhoea, % | 0 | 10 | 7 | 22 |
Body ache or joint pain, % | 3 | 40 | 30 | 51 |
Respondents’ knowledge of worst outcome if malaria is left untreated, N | 275 | 296 | 229 | 329 |
Fever, % | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Body weakness, % | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Death, % | 77 | 86 | 95 | 90 |
Respondents’ knowledge of how to protect yourself from malaria, N | 275 | 296 | 229 | 329 |
Sleep under a mosquito net, % | 75 | 71 | 90 | 74 |
Sleep under insecticide treated net, % | 11 | 19 | 6 | 10 |
Use mosquito repellent spray, % | 0 | 14 | 10 | 11 |
Avoid mosquito bites, % | 1 | 15 | 3 | 3 |
Take preventive medication, % | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Spray house with insecticide, % | 0 | 8 | 10 | 11 |
Use mosquito coils, % | 0 | 39 | 4 | 13 |
Cut grass around the house, % | 0 | 17 | 11 | 50 |
Fill in puddles of stagnant water, % | 0 | 18 | 7 | 53 |
Keep house surroundings clean, % | 0 | 47 | 11 | 40 |
Burn leaves, % | 1 | 11 | 2 | 19 |
Other/don’t know, % | 5 | 30 | 19 | 27 |