Table 5.
Knowledge and practice of malaria control.
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Cause of malaria fever* | |
| Staying in the sun | 1089 (85.8) |
| Oil | 474 (63.6) |
| Alcohol | 500 (43.5) |
| Mosquito bite | 1292 (95.8) |
| Dirty water | 1087 (88.2) |
| Witchcraft | 391 (34.5) |
| Working for too long (stress) | 1065 (86.2) |
| Recognition of malaria symptoms* | |
| Hot body | 133 (89.9) |
| Vomiting | 877 (58.9) |
| Refusal to eat | 1151 (77.3) |
| Body ache | 1146 (77.0) |
| Headache | 1264 (84.9) |
| Diarrhea | 628 (42.2) |
| Sweating | 1030 (69.2) |
| Fatigue | 998 (67.0) |
| Malaise | 978 (65.7) |
| Sleeping all day | 478 (32.1) |
| Dull | 421 (28.3) |
| Bitter taste | 391 (26.3) |
| Yellow urine | 365 (24.5) |
| Action taken when malaria occur (n = 1243)* | |
| Treat at home | 280 (22.5) |
| Go to chemist/pharmacy | 308 (24.8) |
| Go to hospital | 815 (65.6) |
| Go to church/mosque | 15 (1.2) |
| Go to traditional healer | 23 (1.2) |
| Do nothing | 6 (0.5) |
| Distance to health facility (n = 1225) | |
| <1 km | 310 (25.3) |
| 1-2 km | 238 (19.4) |
| >2–5 km | 283 (23.1) |
| >5–10 km | 260 (21.2) |
| >10 km | 134 (10.9) |
| Malaria protective measures taken* | |
| Sleeping under the net | 413 (27.7) |
| Sleeping under insecticide treated net | 441 (29.6) |
| Sleeping with windows closed | 752 (50.5) |
| Sleeping with window with net | 1147 (77.0) |
| Use of insecticide spray (Shelltox, Raid, Baygon) |
854 (57.4) |
| Burning coil/grass | 765 (51.4) |
| Clearing bushes | 1114 (74.8) |
| Draining stagnant water | 897 (60.2) |
| Clearing gutter | 969 (65.1) |
| Covering the body with cloth | 784 (52.7) |
| Amount spent on malaria treatment in a month (n = 1379) | |
| None | 287 (20.8) |
| <N500.00 | 290 (21.0) |
| N500.00–N1,000.00 | 271 (19.7) |
| >N1,000.00–N1,500.00 | 146 (10.6) |
| >N1,5000.000 | 385 (27.9) |
*Multiple responses.