Caregivers’ treatment-seeking behaviour for children under age five in malaria-endemic areas of rural Myanmar: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Caregivers’ malaria prevention behaviour

Variables	MV (n = 299)		NMV (n = 298)
Variables	N	%	n	%	p value
Preventive action
Using mosquito/bed net	278	98.2	270	100.0	0.028
Avoid mosquito bites	262	92.6	256	94.8	0.281
Wearing long-sleeved clothing	221	78.1	194	71.9	0.090
Using mosquito coil	160	56.5	137	50.7	0.172
Using LLIN	34	12.0	39	14.4	0.399
Using mosquito repellent	10	3.5	14	5.2	0.341

Notes: MV: Mobile clinic villages; NMV: non-mobile clinic villages; LLIN: long-lasting insecticide nets; Chi-square test p-vale.

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