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Table 4 Mother’s level of knowledge on malaria

From: Knowledge, attitude and practices of malaria preventive measures among mothers with children under five years in a rural setting of Ghana

Respondence responses

Frequency

n (%)

Signs and symptoms of malaria

 

Weakness only

6 (2.1)

Weakness and fever

20 (7.1)

Weakness, fever and loss of appetite

12 (4.3)

Weakness, fever, loss of appetite and all

38 (13.5)

Weakness, fever and all

1 (0.4)

Weakness and loss of appetite

2 (0.7)

Weakness, fever and all

1 (0.4)

Fever only

12 (4.3)

Fever and loss of appetite

17 (6.0)

Fever, loss of appetite and all

6 (2.1)

Fever and all

5 (1.8)

All

148 (52.7)

Loss of appetite only

1 (0.4)

Loss of appetite and all

1 (0.4)

Don’t know

11 (3.9)

  1. All: represents those who were able to select all the signs and symptoms