Items | Yes n (%) | No n (%) |
---|---|---|
How is malaria transmitted? | ||
Bite of infectious mosquito | 445 (73) | 164 (27) |
Living in the foresta | 568 (93) | 41 (7) |
Drinking stagnant watera | 572 (94) | 37 (6) |
How is malaria diagnosed? | ||
Visiting healthcare professionals | 563 (92) | 46 (8) |
Having a blood test | 435 (71) | 174 (29) |
Asking community members who have had malariaa | 601 (99) | 8 (1) |
What are common malaria symptoms? | ||
Fever with chills and rigor | 445 (73) | 164 (27 |
Cougha | 117 (19) | 492 (81) |
Headache | 184 (30) | 425 (70) |
How have you sought treatment for malaria? | ||
Taking herbal medicinea | 33 (5) | 576 (95) |
Receiving medicines from malaria clinic/ post | 503 (83) | 106 (17) |
If a malaria patient is cured, can he/she get a malaria infection again? | 92 (15) | 517 (85) |
What do you do to protect yourself from malaria? | ||
Prevent mosquito bites (other than bed nets) | 194 (32) | 415 (68) |
Sleeping under bed nets | 452 (74) | 157 (26) |
Avoid drinking stagnant watera | 584 (96) | 25 (4) |
Using personal protective measures (other than bed nets and other mosquito avoidance measures) | 598 (98) | 11 (2) |