Table 3 Attitudes about malaria
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of malaria in Colombia
Medium risk | High risk | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n=214) | (n=53) | ||||
Responded affirmatively | n | % | n | % | p-value |
Is getting malaria normal? | 98 | 45.8 | 6 | 11.3 | 0.000 |
Does standing water facilitate transmission? | 179 | 83.6 | 45 | 84.9 | 0.823 |
Can tablets cure malaria? | 191 | 89.3 | 41 | 77.4 | 0.022 |
Is the blood smear necessary? | 200 | 93.5 | 38 | 71.7 | 0.000 |
Is it needed to finish the treatment? | 184 | 86.0 | 25 | 47.2 | 0.000 |
Have you had malaria more than once? | 195 | 91.1 | 45 | 84.9 | 0.179 |
Have you bought tablets without a prescription? | 63 | 29.4 | 28 | 52.8 | 0.001 |
Can physical contact transmit malaria? | 21 | 9.8 | 12 | 22.6 | 0.011 |
Is it annoying to use bed nets? | 39 | 18.2 | 14 | 26.4 | 0.181 |
Does the presence of mosquitoes bother you? | 204 | 95.3 | 47 | 88.7 | 0.068 |