Table 4.
Knowledge of signs and symptoms of malaria
|
Sites | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nb (%) | |||||
| Signs/symptoms | Bipindi | Bélabo | Meidougou | Dompta | TOTAL |
| N |
155 |
323 |
235 |
218 |
931 |
| Fever |
43 (27.7%) |
263 (80.7%) |
48 (20.3%) |
53 (24.1%) |
407 (43.7%) |
| Headache |
41 (26.4%) |
235 (72.1%) |
52 (21.9%) |
48 (22%) |
376 (40.3%) |
| Anorexia |
17 (11.1%) |
237 (72.7%) |
13 (5.4%) |
13 (6%) |
280 (30%) |
| Vomiting |
16 (10.1%) |
205 (62.9%) |
36 (15.5%) |
21 (9.5%) |
278 (29.8%) |
| Convulsions |
1 (0.7%) |
73 (22.4%) |
4 (1.5%) |
5 (2%) |
83 (8.9%) |
| Diarrhea |
2 (1.5%) |
73 (22.4%) |
6 (2.5%) |
5 (2.5%) |
85 (9.1%) |
| Joint pains |
16 (10.3%) |
113 (34.7%) |
24 (10.2%) |
32 (14.7%) |
185 (19.8%) |
| Sweating/Shivering | - | 137 (42.41%) | 35 (15%) | 29 (13.3%) | 201 (21.5%) |