Table 2.
Knowledge by households of malaria and long-lasting insecticide nets in Jiga Yelmdar village, Jabi Tehnan District, north-western Ethiopia, January 2014
| Characteristic | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Heard about malaria (n = 352) | Yes | 350 (99.4) |
| No | 2 (0.6) | |
| Information source about malaria (n = 351) | Health worker | 292 (83.2) |
| Mass media | 21 (6.0) | |
| Friend | 23 (6.6) | |
| Other | 15 (4.3) | |
| Method used to prevent malaria (n = 352) | LLINs | 315 (89.5) |
| IRS | 11 (3.1) | |
| Aerosol spray | 1 (0.3) | |
| Anti-malarial tablet | 10 (2.8) | |
| Clean surroundings | 10 (2.8) | |
| Habitat management | 2 (0.6) | |
| Other | 3 (0.9) | |
| Heard about LLINs (n = 352) | Yes | 348 (98.9) |
| No | 4 (1.1) | |
| Have LLINs (n = 352) | Yes | 341 (96.9) |
| No | 11 (3.1) | |
| Number of LLINs per household (n = 341) | 1 | 136 (39.9) |
| 2 | 182 (53.4) | |
| 3 | 18 (5.3) | |
| ≥4 | 5 (1.5) |