Table 3.
Malaria knowledge among pregnant women.
| Variables | Frequencies | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| n | % | |
| Mode of transmission | ||
| Cold weather | 015 | 02 |
| When you do not sleep under net | 035 | 05 |
| I do not know | 039 | 05 |
| From dirt | 053 | 07 |
| Mosquito bites | 571 | 80 |
| Perceive causes of malaria | ||
| Playing in rain | 003 | 00 |
| Eating sour things | 006 | 01 |
| Do not know | 010 | 01 |
| Cold weather | 019 | 03 |
| Cold food | 028 | 04 |
| Mosquito | 683 | 91 |
| Malaria consequences during pregnancy | ||
| Give birth to a low weight baby | 016 | 02 |
| Causes death | 018 | 03 |
| Foetal death | 019 | 03 |
| Premature delivery | 026 | 04 |
| Transmitted across placenta to the foetus | 030 | 04 |
| Causes anaemia | 235 | 34 |
| Causes abortion | 348 | 50 |
| Groups at risk of Malaria | ||
| People living with HIV/AIDS | 012 | 02 |
| Do not know | 086 | 12 |
| Children under 5 Years | 287 | 40 |
| Pregnant women | 331 | 46 |