Table 5 Malaria prevention and treatment practice (n = 609)
Items | n (%) |
|---|---|
Malaria experienced and treatment adherence | |
Have any of your family members (including yourself) had malaria? | |
No | 402 (66) |
Yes | 207 (34) |
If yes, where did the person receive treatment? (n = 207) | |
Malaria clinic or post | 97 (47) |
Hospital | 94 (45) |
Other places (informal providers, traditional healers, or quacks) | 16 (8) |
Treatment compliance among malaria patients (n = 207) | |
Took medicine only until symptoms disappeared | 18 (9) |
Completed treatment | 189 (91) |
Involvement in future malaria elimination activities | |
Can malaria be eliminated from the village? | |
Yes | 448 (74) |
No | 85 (14) |
Not sure | 76 (12) |
If yes, who should participate in the elimination activities? (n = 448) | |
Healthcare professionals | 15 (3) |
Villagers | 2 (1) |
Both healthcare professionals and villagers | 427 (96) |
Acceptability of targeted mass primaquine treatment | |
There is medicine that can help eliminate malaria (primaquine), but everyone has to take it continuously for 14 days. Would you take it? | |
Yes | 576 (95) |
No | 33 (5) |