Table 3 Perceptions of survey respondents on malaria situation in the countries
Category | Responses | No. participants (%) |
|---|---|---|
Reported malaria prevalence in the country (2019) (n = 180) | Correct prevalence | 101 (56.1%) |
Overestimated prevalence | 30 (16.7%) | |
Underestimated prevalence | 35 (19.4%) | |
| Â | Do not know | 14 (7.8%) |
Reported dominant malaria vectors in the country (n = 165)a | Anopheles gambiae | 148 (89.7%) |
Anopheles funestus | 123 (74.5%) | |
Anopheles arabiensis | 111 (67.3%) | |
Anopheles coluzzii | 33 (20.0%) | |
Anopheles nili | 18 (10.9%) | |
Anopheles merus | 13 (7.9%) | |
Anopheles moucheti | 11 (6.7%) | |
Anopheles melas | 7 (4.2%) | |
Anopheles ovengensis | 1 (0.6%) |