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Table 2 Malaria knowledge among 609 participants

From: The acceptability of targeted mass treatment with primaquine for local elimination of vivax malaria in a northern Myanmar township: a mixed-methods study

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)

  1. aIncorrect response