Table 2. Malaria and related factors among attendants of public health facilities in Hadiya Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 411).
| Malaria and related factors | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Blood film result | ||
| Positive | 106 | 25.8 |
| Negative | 305 | 74.2 |
| Species of malaria identified | ||
| P. vivax | 76 | 71.7 |
| P.falciparum | 27 | 25.5 |
| Mixed infection | 3 | 2.8 |
| Blood film parasite load | ||
| +1 | 72 | 67.9 |
| +2 | 11 | 10.4 |
| +3 | 3 | 2.8 |
| +4 | 20 | 18.9 |
| Distance of residence from surface water** | ||
| ≤500 m | 143 | 34.8 |
| 500-1500m | 154 | 37.5 |
| 1501–3000 m | 43 | 10.4 |
| ≥3000 m | 71 | 17.3 |
| Travel history to endemic area*** | ||
| Yes | 75 | 18.3 |
| No | 336 | 81.7 |
| Had home visit by HEW | ||
| Yes | 326 | 79.3 |
| No | 85 | 20.7 |
| Frequency of home visit by HEW | ||
| Daily | 2 | 0.5 |
| Weekly | 84 | 25.9 |
| Monthly | 154 | 47.4 |
| Others (every six month, yearly) | 86 | 26.2 |
| Malaria is transmitted by | ||
| Fly | 32 | 7.8 |
| Any mosquito | 194 | 47.2 |
| Bite of plasmodium infected Anopheles mosquito | 109 | 26.5 |
| Cockroach | 4 | 1.0 |
| I don’t know | 72 | 17.5 |
| Malaria mosquito feed at | ||
| Day time | 25 | 6.1 |
| Night time | 209 | 50.9 |
| Day and night time | 77 | 18.7 |
| I don’t know | 100 | 24.3 |
** Estimated by one reported trip travel time (1 minute for every 30 meters for educated participants and pointing the available distance during data collection for non-educated and converting to similar units for permanent and temporary stored water sources in the last 30 days.
*** Judged by asking when and where they had travelled in the last 30 days and determine based on risk classification of the Zone