Table 2. Reported knowledge on malaria by study areas and wealth quintiles (multiple responses) (%).
| Peri-urban (Kampala and Mukono) areas | Rural (Eastern Districts) areas* | |||||
| Poorest | 3rd quintile | Least poor | Poorest | 3rd quintile | Least poor | |
| Causes of malaria | ||||||
| Mosquito bite | 93.3 | 93.2 | 93.6 | 95.4 | 97.4 | 96.9 |
| Fly/Insect bite | 1.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Lack of cleanliness | 5.6 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| χ2 Significance | p<0.001 | ns | ||||
| Mode of transmission | ||||||
| By bite of any mosquito | 60.5 | 60.9 | 57.9 | 71.7 | 65.3 | 58.0 |
| By bite of mosquito which has bitten a malaria patient | 33.7 | 32.6 | 35.7 | 20.7 | 29.2 | 34.2 |
| Other | 5.8 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 7.8 |
| χ2 Significance | p<0.05 | p<0.001 | ||||
| Mode of Prevention | ||||||
| Preventing breeding of mosquito | 28.7 | 36.5 | 50.3 | 12.5 | 25.9 | 51.9 |
| Using bed net | 64.3 | 59.0 | 46.1 | 79.0 | 69.2 | 45.4 |
| Using Mosquito repellent/coil | 4.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 3.8 | 1.5 |
| Using insecticide impregnated nets | 1.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 |
| χ2 Significance | p<0.001 | p<0.001 | ||||
| Mode of Treatment | ||||||
| Government Hospital | 51.3 | 41.2 | 33.9 | 75.7 | 62.5 | 50.1 |
| Private health Center | 27.5 | 38.3 | 50.0 | 13.0 | 23.3 | 28.8 |
| Village Doctor | 7.5 | 7.2 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 11.2 |
| Drug Seller | 13.4 | 12.8 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
| χ2 Significance | ns | p<0.001 | ||||
| N | 671 | 461 | 174 | 1483 | 1416 | 2084 |
*Eastern Districts areas include Jinja, Iganga, Bugiri and Busia districts.