Communication | Overall NÂ =Â 197 | Zone 1 NÂ =Â 71 | Zone 2 NÂ =Â 126 | P value | |||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
In the past 1Â month, VMW/MMW taught any messages or information about malaria | |||||||
 Yes | 189 | 95.9 | 70 | 98.6 | 119 | 94.4 | 0.157 |
 No | 8 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 7 | 5.6 | |
Messages or information related to malaria prevention were taught or explaineda | |||||||
 Malaria is caused by mosquito bites | 125 | 64.1 | 52 | 74.3 | 73 | 61.3 | 0.069 |
 Wear long sleeved clothes from dusk to dawn to prevent mosquito bites | 120 | 63.5 | 39 | 55.7 | 81 | 68.1 | 0.088 |
 Sleep under a mosquito net every night | 135 | 71.4 | 55 | 78.6 | 80 | 67.2 | 0.095 |
 Sleep under an insecticide-treated net | 161 | 85.2 | 60 | 85.7 | 101 | 84.9 | 0.875 |
 Otherb | 26 | 14.3 | 6 | 8.6 | 21 | 17.7 | 0.085 |
Messages related to malaria diagnosis and treatment that were taught or explained | |||||||
 Seek treatment for malaria from a VMW or health facility | 167 | 88.4 | 69 | 98.6 | 98 | 82.6 | 0.001 |
 Visit your village malaria worker for free malaria diagnosis and treatment | 165 | 87.3 | 61 | 87.1 | 104 | 97.4 | 0.96 |
 Seek treatment for malaria promptly/within 24 h | 39 | 20.6 | 9 | 12.9 | 30 | 25.2 | 0.043 |
 Get a blood test before taking anti-malarial drugs | 60 | 31.8 | 20 | 28.6 | 40 | 33.6 | 0.472 |
 If you have fever, always seek a blood test for malaria at the nearest health facility | 48 | 25.4 | 19 | 27.1 | 29 | 24.4 | 0.672 |
 Complete anti-malarial treatment | 33 | 17.7 | 7 | 10.0 | 26 | 21.9 | 0.038 |
 Other | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.442 |
Messages related to using and caring for mosquito nets that were taught or explained | |||||||
 Sleeping under an ITN is especially important for pregnant women | 62 | 32.8 | 27 | 38.6 | 35 | 29.4 | 0.195 |
 Sleeping under an ITN is especially important for children under 5 years | 56 | 29.6 | 21 | 30.0 | 35 | 29.4 | 0.932 |
 Carry and sleep under a mosquito net when travelling | 94 | 49.7 | 40 | 57.1 | 54 | 45.4 | 0.118 |
 Carry and sleep under a mosquito net when visiting the forest | 132 | 69.8 | 49 | 70.0 | 83 | 65.8 | 0.971 |
 The less you wash your treated net the longer it will retain its effectiveness | 119 | 63.0 | 40 | 57.1 | 79 | 66.39 | 0.204 |
 Repair any holes in the net | 36 | 20.0 | 9 | 12.9 | 27 | 22.7 | 0.096 |
 Otherc | 62 | 32.8 | 22 | 31.4 | 40 | 33.6 | 0.757 |
Who did VMW/MMW communicated information about malaria | |||||||
 Villagers | 196 | 99.5 | 71 | 100.0 | 125 | 99.21 | 0.452 |
 Malaria patients | 114 | 57.9 | 38 | 53.5 | 76 | 60.3 | 0.354 |
 Migrants/mobile population | 158 | 80.2 | 60 | 84.5 | 98 | 77.8 | 0.255 |
 Friends/neighbours | 95 | 48.2 | 29 | 40.9 | 66 | 52.4 | 0.12 |
 Family members | 100 | 50.8 | 32 | 45.1 | 68 | 54.0 | 0.23 |
 Religious leaders/monks | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.41 | 4 | 3.2 | 0.449 |
 Other | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.41 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.922 |
VMW/MMW has distributed or displayed any information about malaria | Â | ||||||
 Yes | 129 | 65.5 | 48 | 67.6 | 81 | 64.3 | 0.638 |
 No | 68 | 34.5 | 23 | 32.4 | 45 | 35.7 | |
Kind of information about malaria VMW/MMW displays or distributes | |||||||
 Poster | 90 | 69.8 | 34 | 70.8 | 56 | 69.1 | 0.839 |
 Leaflets/brochures | 96 | 74.4 | 42 | 88.0 | 54 | 66.7 | 0.009 |
 Flip charts | 27 | 20.9 | 5 | 10.4 | 22 | 27.2 | 0.024 |
 Otherd | 6 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.4 | 0.053 |
The last time there was an event in the community that provided malaria-related health messages | |||||||
 Yesterday | 10 | 5.1 | 4 | 5.6 | 6 | 4.8 | 0.371 |
 Within this week | 30 | 15.2 | 10 | 14.1 | 20 | 15.9 | |
 In this month | 105 | 53.3 | 43 | 60.6 | 62 | 49.2 | |
 In this year | 52 | 26.4 | 14 | 19.7 | 38 | 30.1 |