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Table 2 Reported knowledge of malaria treatment of participants by village

From: Community knowledge, attitudes and practices towards malaria in Ha-Lambani, Limpopo Province, South Africa: a cross-sectional household survey

Village name

Masetoni

n = 86

Tshihothi

n = 41

Tshamulavhu

n = 134

Total

n = 261

What do you know about malaria treatment?

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Pills

77(89.5)

31(75.6)

110(88.8)

218(83.5.)

Quinine

0(0)

0(0)

1(0.74)

1(0.74)

Clinic

7(8.1)

3(7.3)

4(3)

14(5.4)

Drip (intravenous)

0(0)

1(2.4)

1(0.7)

2(0.8)

Pills and/ medicine

1(1.2)

2(4.9)

3(2.2)

6(2.3)

pills, drips(intravenous)

1(1.2)

2(4.9)

5(3.7)

8(3.1)

Hospital

0(0)

1(2.4)

0(0)

1(0.4)

Otherf

6(7)

0(0)

1(0.7)

7(2.7)

None

2(2.3)

1(2.4)

1(0.7)

4(1.5)

Total

86(100)

41(100)

134(100)

261(100)

  1. Otherf reported treatment options included mentioning that it works, those with malaria should adhere to it and that it is helpful