Table 1 Characteristics, knowledge and level of expenses for vector control and malaria treatment of households interviewed in Douala and Yaoundé
From: Awareness, attitudes and prevention of malaria in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé (Cameroon)
Categories | Characteristics | Douala | Yaoundé | Both cities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Households | N interviewed | 1053 | 1108 | 2161 |
N households/district | 81 | 79 | 80 | |
Mean person/household | 5.2 ± 0.18 | 5.5 ± 0.16 | 5.37 ± 0.13 | |
Cause of malaria | Mosquitoes bites | 799 (75.9%) | 977 (88.2%) | 1776 (82.2%) |
Other (witchcraft, dirty water, cold weather) | 254 (24.1%) | 131 (11.8%) | 385 (17.8%) | |
Breeding sites | Know | 784 (74.4%) | 929 (83.8%) | 1713 (79.4%) |
Don't know | 268 (25.6%) | 177 (16.2%) | 445 (20.6%) | |
Prevention | Environmental sanitation | 821 (78%) | 824 (74.4%) | 1645 (76.1%) |
Use of bed nets | 673 (64%) | 818 (73.8%) | 1491 (69%) | |
Insecticide spray/coils | 172 (16.3%) | 93 (8.4%) | 265 (12.3%) | |
Netting (doors or windows) | 11 (1%) | 31 (2.8%) | 42 (1.9%) | |
No preventive measure | 197 (18.7%) | 165 (14.9%) | 362 (16.7%) | |
Problems of ITNs users | Retreatment of expired ITNs | 280 (41.6%) | 422 (51.6%) | 702 (47%) |
Feel hot under ITNs | 43 (6.4%) | 31 (3.8%) | 74 (5%) | |
No financial means to replace old nets | 196 (29.1%) | 170 (20.8%) | 366 (24.5%) | |
No financial means to provide nets to the family | 139 (20.6%) | 150 (18.3%) | 289 (19.4%) | |
Origin of Bed nets | Freely acquired | 231 (34.3%) | 289 (35.3%) | 520 (34.9%) |
Bought | 442 (65.7%) | 529 (64.7%) | 971 (65.1%) | |
Expenses (FCFA) | For mosquito control | 2266 ± 230 (3.4 Euros) | 2507 ± 413 (3.8 Euros) | 2377.38 ± 187 (3,6 Euros) |
For malaria treatment | 4652 ± 352 (7.09 Euros) | 4472 ± 544 (6.8 Euros) | 4562 ± 322 (6.95 Euros) |