Table 4. The distribution of source of information and treatment seeking for malaria among respondents in Hadiya zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 411).
| Source of information and Treatment seeking behavior | Response | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||
| Frequency | Percent | Frequency | Percent | |
| Source of Information ** | ||||
| Family members at home | 108 | 26.3 | 303 | 73.7 |
| Neighbors in the village | 130 | 31.6 | 281 | 68.4 |
| Radio | 211 | 51.3 | 200 | 48.7 |
| Television | 94 | 22.9 | 317 | 77.1 |
| News paper | 12 | 2.9 | 399 | 97.1 |
| Posters or pamphlets | 23 | 5.6 | 388 | 94.4 |
| School | 105 | 25.5 | 306 | 74.5 |
| Church | 24 | 5.8 | 387 | 94.2 |
| Health secretary of Local community | 6 | 1.5 | 405 | 98.5 |
| Village health team | 83 | 20.2 | 328 | 79.8 |
| Health center/Clinic | 207 | 50.4 | 204 | 49.6 |
| Community health workers | 189 | 46 | 222 | 54 |
| Other sources | 9 | 2.2 | 402 | 97.8 |
| Treatment seeking at 24 hours of onset symptoms | 123 | 29.9 | 288 | 70.1 |
| Places of treatment seeking at any time of fever** | ||||
| Health center/Clinic | 268 | 65.2 | 143 | 34.8 |
| Community health workers | 82 | 20 | 329 | 80 |
| Traditional healer | 10 | 2.4 | 401 | 97.6 |
| Drug shop/Pharmacy | 119 | 29 | 292 | 71 |
| Look for local herbs | 12 | 2.9 | 99 | 97.1 |
| I don't know | 6 | 1.5 | 405 | 98.5 |
| Not at all previously | 10 | 2.4 | 401 | 97.6 |
** One participant may respond more than one option