Table 2 Malaria awareness and prevention practices
Factors | n (%) |
|---|---|
A. Malaria a public health issue | |
 Perceive malaria to be a severe public health issue | 5529 (68%) |
 Perceive malaria to be a moderate public health issue | 2412 (30%) |
 Perceive malaria to be a low public health issue | 121(1.5%) |
 Perceive malaria to be not a concern | 34(0.4%) |
B. Know mosquitoes transmit malaria | |
 Only mosquito bites transmit malaria | 6262 (77%) |
 Mosquito bites and/or other factors transmit malaria | 1833 (23%) |
C. Known malaria prevention methods* | |
 Bed nets | 7712 (95%) |
 Mosquito coils | 4769 (59%) |
 Indoor spraying | 2935 (36%) |
 Medications | 2930 (36%) |
 Repellents | 2495 (31%) |
 No control method can prevent malaria | 86 (1%) |
 Symbiont/microorganism-based methods | 94 (1%) |
 Other | 89 (1%) |
 None of these | 43 (0.5%) |
D. Malaria prevention method used in the last 30 days* | |
 Bed nets | 7704 (95%) |
 Clearing bushes around the house | 2848 (35%) |
 Mosquito coils | 2653 (33%) |
 Draining stagnant water | 2449 (30%) |
 Medication | 1936 (24%) |
 Repellents | 1356 (17%) |
 Insecticide spray | 874 (11%) |
 None | 29 (0.4%) |
 Other | 20 (0.2%) |
E. Mosquito net use | |
 Daily | 8056 (99.4%) |
 Every household member uses a bed net | 7937 (98.2%) |