Table 2.

Respondents knowledge of the cause of malaria

Cause of Malaria	Fasola community (N = 199)	Soku community (N = 204)	Total (%)
	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)	Frequency (%)
Consumption of contaminated Food/water	147 (41.3)	84 (28.4)	231 (35.4)
Staying long in the sun	53 (14.9)	83 (28.1)	136 (20.0)
Dirty surroundings	54 (15.2)	38 (12.9)	92 (14.1)
*Mosquito bite	40 (11.2)	41 (13.9)	81 (12.4)
Stress	41 (11.5)	27 (9.2)	68 (10.4)
Rainy/cold weather	14 (3.9)	19 (6.5)	33 (5.1)
Body pains and headache	7 (2.0)	3 (1.0)	10 (1.6)

* Mosquito bite (most appropriate answer)