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. 2007 Apr 24;6:48. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-6-48

Table 12.

Community's opinion of what needs to be done to control malaria on Rusinga

Reasons n %
Total N = 939
Everybody needs to sleep under a bednet 482 51.3
Everybody needs to clear vegetation for compound to be open 346 36.8
Stagnant water needs to be drained or treated to kill larvae 258 27.5
Government to provide control (including free bednets, larvicide and clearing vegetation) 91 9.7
Everybody to keep compound clean and built latrines 84 8.9
Free and proper diagnosis and treatment in hospitals 79 8.4
Everybody to take anti-malarial drugs 57 6.1
Provision of training on malaria control 52 5.5
Provision of access to safe water 33 3.5
Everybody to use preventive measures in the house 27 2.9
Malaria vaccine needs to be introduced 12 1.3
Living standards need to be improved 3 0.3