Variables | Number | Percentage | P |
---|---|---|---|
Awareness about malaria | |||
Yes | 57 | 54.80% | 0.1 |
No | 47 | 45.20% | |
Diseases suffering by rice farmers | |||
Malaria | 93 | 89.42% | 0.001 |
Yellow fever | 5 | 4.80% | |
Schistosomiases | 29 | 27.88% | |
Athlete foot | 11 | 10.57% | |
Causes of Malaria | |||
Mosquito bites | 89 | 85.57% | 0.001 |
Hardwork | 16 | 15.38% | |
Sun | 20 | 19.23% | |
Dirty water consumption | 41 | 39.42% | |
Oil consumption | 15 | 14.42% | |
Witchcraft | 3 | 2.88% | |
Sign of malaria | |||
Fever | 83 | 79.80% | 0.001 |
Headache | 18 | 17.30% | |
Vomiting | 61 | 58.65% | |
Diarrhoea | 22 | 21.15% | |
Other | 30 | 28.84% | |
Mosquitoes breeding areas | |||
Dirty stagnant water | 93 | 89.42% | 0.001 |
Bushes | 38 | 36.53% | |
Rice field | 5 | 4.80% | |
Others | 3 | 2.88% | |
Mosquito larvae known | |||
Yes | 9 | 8.65% | 0.00001 |
No | 95 | 91.34% | |
Period of mosquito abundance | |||
Rainy season | 68 | 65.38% | 0.01 |
Dry season | 9 | 8.65% | |
During rice cultivation | 59 | 56.73% | |
Don’t know | 1 | 0.96% |