Table 4.

Association of selected knowledge variables with place of residence, Arba Minch town and the malarious villages of Arba Minch Zuria district, Southern Ethiopia, Feb. 2007.

Variable		Residence		χ2	p-value
		Urban	Rural
		Number (%)	Number (%)
Mentioned fever as a symptom of malaria
	Yes	188 (84.7)	206 (88.8)	1.670	0.196
	No	34 (15.3)	26 (11.2)
	Total	222 (100)	232 (100)
Mentioned mosquito bite as the cause of malaria
	Yes	217 (97.7)	229 (98.7)	Fisher's exact test	0.495
	No	5 (2.3)	3 (1.3)
	Total	222 (100)	232 (100)
Children under 5 years mentioned as the people highly vulnerable to malaria
	Yes	203 (91.4)	207 (89.2)	0.637	0.425
	No	19 (8.6)	25 (10.8)
	Total	222 (100)	232 (100)
Pregnant women mentioned as the people highly vulnerable to malaria
	Yes	161 (72.5)	107 (46.1)	32.968	<0.001
	No	61 (27.5)	125 (53.9)
	Total	222 (100)	232 (100)
Mosquito nets mentioned as preventive measures against mosquito bite
	Yes	211 (95.0)	222 (95.7)	0.107	0.744
	No	11 (5.0)	10 (4.3)
	Total	222 (100)	232 (100)