Table 2.
Villagers' knowledge and practice related to djèkouadjo in Zatta and Adibrobo, central Côte d'Ivoire
| Variable | Total | Village | |||
| Zatta | Adibrobo | χ2 | P-value | ||
| Symptoms | |||||
| Fever | 163 (70%) | 119 (71%) | 44 (69%) | 0.1 | 0.75 |
| Loss of appetite | 112 (48%) | 90 (54%) | 22 (34%) | 6.8 | 0.009 |
| Headache | 79 (34%) | 63 (36%) | 16 (25%) | 3.2 | 0.073 |
| Yellow eyes | 75 (32%) | 54 (32%) | 21 (33%) | 0.0 | 0.922 |
| Yellow urine | 66 (28%) | 48 (29%) | 18 (28%) | 0.0 | 0.946 |
| Vomiting | 29 (13%) | 22 (13%) | 7 (11%) | 0.2 | 0.657 |
| Perceived causes | |||||
| Sun | 171 (74%) | 126 (75%) | 45 (70%) | 0.5 | 0.469 |
| Mosquitoes | 150 (65%) | 118 (70%) | 32 (50%) | 8.3 | 0.004 |
| God | 16 (7%) | 12 (7%) | 4 (6%) | 0.0 | 0.960 |
| Sorcerer | 13 (6%) | 13 (8%) | 0 | 3.9 | 0.048 |
| Ancestor | 6 (3%) | 6 (4%) | 0 | 1.1 | 0.285 |
| Actors approached for problem solving | |||||
| Family | 187 (80%) | 149 (89%) | 38 (59%) | 25.5 | <0.001 |
| Individual | 42 (18%) | 25 (15%) | 17 (27%) | 4.3 | 0.039 |
| Village | 25 (11%) | 10 (6%) | 15 (23%) | 14.7 | <0.001 |
| Traditional treatment prescribed by | |||||
| Relatives | 100 (46%) | 82 (52%) | 18 (30%) | 8.6 | 0.003 |
| Traditional healer | 59 (27%) | 47 (30%) | 12 (20%) | 2.2 | 0.141 |
| Self-medication | 56 (30%) | 29 (19%) | 27 (45%) | 15.7 | <0.001 |
| Friend | 21 (10%) | 15 (10%) | 6 (10%) | 0.0 | 0.921 |
| Preferred treatment of the sick person | |||||
| Traditional | 136 (59%) | 107 (64%) | 29 (45%) | 6.5 | 0.011 |
| Modern | 76 (33%) | 46 (27%) | 30 (47%) | 8,0 | 0.005 |
| Don't know | 16 (7%) | 11 (7%) | 5 (8%) | 0.1 | 0.734 |
| Diseases caused by mosquitoes | |||||
| Malaria | 206 (89%) | 155 (93%) | 51 (80%) | 8.3 | 0.004 |
| Pimples (wheals) | 130 (56%) | 103 (62%) | 27 (42%) | 6.9 | 0.009 |
| Fever | 91 (39%) | 67 (40%) | 24 (38%) | 0.1 | 0.740 |
| Itching | 83 (36%) | 66 (39%) | 17 (25%) | 3.3 | 0.071 |
| Does not know | 8 (3%) | 6 (4%) | 2 (3%) | 0.1 | 0.813 |
| Measures against mosquitoes | |||||
| Removal of vegetation | 137 (60%) | 108 (65%) | 29 (46%) | 6.6 | 0.010 |
| Removal of stagnant water | 106 (46%) | 87 (52%) | 19 (30%) | 8.9 | 0.003 |
| Use of insecticides | 55 (24%) | 52 (31%) | 3 (5%) | 17.5 | <0.001 |
| Bush fire | 18 (8%) | 18 (11%) | 0 | 5.9 | 0.014 |