Table 3 Practices towards malaria prevention among community members in the conflict-affected settings of the South West and Littoral Regions of Cameroon
Variable | Category | Total | Study population | p-valuea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IDPs No (%) | Returnee No (%) | Host No (%) | ||||
Household with malaria protective method | Yes | 1389 | 519 (91.1) | 447 (87.8) | 1226 (94.3) | < 0.001 |
No | 990 | 51 (8.9) | 62 (12.2) | 74 (5.7) | ||
Protective methods against malaria | Claims to sleep under a mosquito net | 2021 | 455 (79.8) | 409 (80.4) | 1157 (89.0) | < 0.001 |
Use netting on windows | 725 | 137 (24.0) | 101 (19.8) | 487 (37.5) | < 0.001 | |
Try not being outside during evening | 674 | 165 (28.9) | 71 (13.9) | 438 (33.7) | < 0.001 | |
Other correct answers | 199 | 56 (9.8) | 41 (8.1) | 102 (7.8) | 0.349 | |
Practice category | Poor | 1348 | 326 (57.2) | 364 (71.5) | 658 (50.6) | < 0.001 |
Good | 1031 | 244 (42.8) | 145 (28.5) | 642 (49.4) | ||