Table 4 Malaria-related attitude of febrile patients in Siraro district health facilities, Oromia regional state, Southern Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Do you agree anyone can get malaria | Strongly disagree | 103 | 32.5 |
Disagree | 93 | 29.3 | |
Undecided | 57 | 18.0 | |
Agree | 45 | 14.2 | |
Strongly agree | 19 | 6.0 | |
Do you agree malaria is a serious and life-threatening (fatal) disease | Strongly disagree | 69 | 21.8 |
Disagree | 82 | 25.9 | |
Undecided | 53 | 16.7 | |
Agree | 74 | 23.3 | |
Strongly agree | 39 | 12.3 | |
Do you agree avoid mosquito breeding site (stagnant water) prevent malaria | Strongly disagree | 60 | 18.9 |
Disagree | 78 | 24.6 | |
Undecided | 46 | 14.5 | |
Agree | 89 | 28.1 | |
Strongly agree | 44 | 13.9 | |
Do you agree sleeping under a mosquito net during the night is way of malaria prevention | Strongly disagree | 71 | 22.4 |
Disagree | 73 | 23 | |
Undecided | 45 | 14.2 | |
Agree | 85 | 26.8 | |
Strongly agree | 43 | 13.6 | |
Do you agree it is risky when malaria medicine is not taken properly and | Strongly disagree | 78 | 24.6 |
Disagree | 87 | 27.4 | |
Undecided | 30 | 9.5 | |
Agree | 78 | 24.6 | |
Strongly agree | 44 | 13.9 | |
Do you agree to visit health facility if someone suspected himself malaria | Strongly disagree | 84 | 26.5 |
Disagree | 80 | 25.2 | |
Undecided | 31 | 9.8 | |
Agree | 68 | 21.5 | |
Strongly agree | 54 | 17 | |
Do you agree one can prevent him/herself from getting malaria | Strongly disagree | 77 | 24.3 |
Disagree | 78 | 24.6 | |
Undecided | 36 | 11.4 | |
Agree | 70 | 22.1 | |
Strongly agree | 56 | 17.7 | |
Do you agree malaria transmitted from person to person | Strongly disagree | 86 | 27.1 |
Disagree | 74 | 23.3 | |
Undecided | 26 | 8.2 | |
Agree | 84 | 26.5 | |
Strongly agree | 47 | 14.8 | |
Attitude | Un favourable attitude | 176 | 55.52 |
Favourable attitude | 141 | 44.48 |