Table 1 Characteristics of households and household respondents from the 2019 baseline survey, Magoé district, Mozambique
%Freq. | n | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Total n | 299 | ||
Child’s age (years) | |||
0 | 18.7 | 56 | |
1 | 22.1 | 66 | |
2 | 16.7 | 50 | |
3 | 18.1 | 54 | |
4 | 24.4 | 73 | |
Child’s sex | |||
Female | 39.5 | 118 | |
Male | 60.5 | 181 | |
Mother’s Age (years) | |||
15–19 | 17.1 | 51 | |
20–29 | 48.8 | 146 | |
30–39 | 26.1 | 78 | |
40–55 | 8.0 | 24 | |
Mother’s Level of Education | |||
None | 19.1 | 57 | |
Some Primary | 41.1 | 123 | |
Completed Primary | 19.7 | 59 | |
Some Secondary | 15.4 | 46 | |
Secondary or more | 4.7 | 14 | |
Wealth Quintile | |||
Poorest | 19.4 | 58 | |
2nd Poorest | 13.7 | 41 | |
Middle | 21.7 | 65 | |
2nd Wealthiest | 21.1 | 63 | |
Wealthiest | 24.1 | 72 | |
Talked with someone about malaria in last 6 months | |||
No one | 63.9 | 191 | |
Husband only | 18.4 | 55 | |
Friends only | 8.0 | 24 | |
Husband and Friends | 9.7 | 29 | |
In your household, who usually makes decisions about what to when your child is sick with fever? | |||
Mother/respondent | 21.4 | 64 | |
Father | 35.1 | 105 | |
Joint | 36.5 | 109 | |
Grandmother | 5.4 | 16 | |
Other | 1.7 | 5 | |
Can you get permission from your husband or other family member to take your child for care? | |||
DK/could not | 11.4 | 34 | |
Could | 88.6 | 265 | |
Knows signs or symptoms of malaria: FEVER | |||
Yes | 65.9 | 197 | |
Knows malaria transmitted by mosquito bites | |||
Yes | 90.0 | 269 | |
Knows that nets can protect against malaria | |||
Yes | 90.3 | 270 | |
Knows that medicines can be used to cure malaria: ARTEMISININ COMBINATION THERAPY (ACT/COARTEM) | |||
Yes | 75.5 | 206 | |
Seen or heard any messages about malaria in past 6 months? | |||
Yes | 23.1 | 69 | |
Source | |||
SMS | 7.0 | 21 | |
Government health facility | 18.4 | 55 | |
Other medical | 0.7 | 2 | |
Comm. leader mtg, savings club, mosque/church | 1.0 | 3 | |
Home visit | 2.7 | 8 | |
TV, radio, posters, newspaper | 4.0 | 12 | |