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Table 4 Knowledge and perception of caregivers on preventability, local prevention and control practices of childhood malaria for 'at-risk' and 'control' villages in Gilgel-Gibe dam area, south-western Ethiopia, 2007

From: The influence of the Gilgel-Gibe hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia on caregivers' knowledge, perceptions and health-seeking behaviour towards childhood malaria

Variable

Category

'At-risk' (%)a

'Control' (%)a

OR (95%CI)

p-value

Preventability

('at-risk', n = 1003;

'control', n = 953)

Yes

96.1%

86.1%

3.97 (1.04, 15.13)

0.033*

Preventive methods

Mosquito nets

73.1%

81.1%

0.63 (0.21, 1.98)

0.404

('at-risk', n = 965;

Repellant/Smoking

32.7%

12.9%

3.28(1.07,10.09)

0.035*

'control', n = 921)

Anti-malarial drugs

26.2%

8.0%

4.07 (1.06, 15.68)

0.034*

 

Eliminating Breeding sites

17.6%%

4.6%

4.4 (1.25, 15.54)

0.017 *

 

House spraying

16.5%

4.3%

4.41 (0.75, 25.81)

0.074

 

Herbal preparation

1.9%

0.7%

2.73 (0.21, 36.37)

0.403

Treatability

('at-risk', n = 1003;

'control', n = 953)

Yes

97.8%

96.1%

1.80 (0.62, 5.24)

0.253

Treatment-seeking behaviour

Public health services

71.5%

65.1%

1.34 (0.37, 4.88)

0.632

('at-risk', n = 981;

Private health services

33.8%

20.4%

1.99 (0.53, 7.51)

0.281

'control', n = 916)

Self treat with herbs at home

1.8%

6.9%

0.25 (0.05, 1.32)

0.077

 

Self treat with modern Medicine at home

1.4%

6.8%

0.19 (0.06, 0.63)

0.005

 

Traditional healer

0.3%

0.5%

0.56 (0.08, 3.79)

0.521

  1. * Significant at the 0.05 level
  2. a Multiple responses possible