Table 7.
Communication and key messages by zone
| Communication | Overall N = 197 | Zone 1 N = 71 | Zone 2 N = 126 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| In the past 1 month, VMW/MMW taught any messages or information about malaria | |||||||
| Yes | 189 | 95.9 | 70 | 98.6 | 119 | 94.4 | 0.157 |
| No | 8 | 4.1 | 1 | 1.4 | 7 | 5.6 | |
| Messages or information related to malaria prevention were taught or explaineda | |||||||
| Malaria is caused by mosquito bites | 125 | 64.1 | 52 | 74.3 | 73 | 61.3 | 0.069 |
| Wear long sleeved clothes from dusk to dawn to prevent mosquito bites | 120 | 63.5 | 39 | 55.7 | 81 | 68.1 | 0.088 |
| Sleep under a mosquito net every night | 135 | 71.4 | 55 | 78.6 | 80 | 67.2 | 0.095 |
| Sleep under an insecticide-treated net | 161 | 85.2 | 60 | 85.7 | 101 | 84.9 | 0.875 |
| Otherb | 26 | 14.3 | 6 | 8.6 | 21 | 17.7 | 0.085 |
| Messages related to malaria diagnosis and treatment that were taught or explained | |||||||
| Seek treatment for malaria from a VMW or health facility | 167 | 88.4 | 69 | 98.6 | 98 | 82.6 | 0.001 |
| Visit your village malaria worker for free malaria diagnosis and treatment | 165 | 87.3 | 61 | 87.1 | 104 | 97.4 | 0.96 |
| Seek treatment for malaria promptly/within 24 h | 39 | 20.6 | 9 | 12.9 | 30 | 25.2 | 0.043 |
| Get a blood test before taking anti-malarial drugs | 60 | 31.8 | 20 | 28.6 | 40 | 33.6 | 0.472 |
| If you have fever, always seek a blood test for malaria at the nearest health facility | 48 | 25.4 | 19 | 27.1 | 29 | 24.4 | 0.672 |
| Complete anti-malarial treatment | 33 | 17.7 | 7 | 10.0 | 26 | 21.9 | 0.038 |
| Other | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 0.442 |
| Messages related to using and caring for mosquito nets that were taught or explained | |||||||
| Sleeping under an ITN is especially important for pregnant women | 62 | 32.8 | 27 | 38.6 | 35 | 29.4 | 0.195 |
| Sleeping under an ITN is especially important for children under 5 years | 56 | 29.6 | 21 | 30.0 | 35 | 29.4 | 0.932 |
| Carry and sleep under a mosquito net when travelling | 94 | 49.7 | 40 | 57.1 | 54 | 45.4 | 0.118 |
| Carry and sleep under a mosquito net when visiting the forest | 132 | 69.8 | 49 | 70.0 | 83 | 65.8 | 0.971 |
| The less you wash your treated net the longer it will retain its effectiveness | 119 | 63.0 | 40 | 57.1 | 79 | 66.39 | 0.204 |
| Repair any holes in the net | 36 | 20.0 | 9 | 12.9 | 27 | 22.7 | 0.096 |
| Otherc | 62 | 32.8 | 22 | 31.4 | 40 | 33.6 | 0.757 |
| Who did VMW/MMW communicated information about malaria | |||||||
| Villagers | 196 | 99.5 | 71 | 100.0 | 125 | 99.21 | 0.452 |
| Malaria patients | 114 | 57.9 | 38 | 53.5 | 76 | 60.3 | 0.354 |
| Migrants/mobile population | 158 | 80.2 | 60 | 84.5 | 98 | 77.8 | 0.255 |
| Friends/neighbours | 95 | 48.2 | 29 | 40.9 | 66 | 52.4 | 0.12 |
| Family members | 100 | 50.8 | 32 | 45.1 | 68 | 54.0 | 0.23 |
| Religious leaders/monks | 5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.41 | 4 | 3.2 | 0.449 |
| Other | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.41 | 2 | 1.6 | 0.922 |
| VMW/MMW has distributed or displayed any information about malaria | |||||||
| Yes | 129 | 65.5 | 48 | 67.6 | 81 | 64.3 | 0.638 |
| No | 68 | 34.5 | 23 | 32.4 | 45 | 35.7 | |
| Kind of information about malaria VMW/MMW displays or distributes | |||||||
| Poster | 90 | 69.8 | 34 | 70.8 | 56 | 69.1 | 0.839 |
| Leaflets/brochures | 96 | 74.4 | 42 | 88.0 | 54 | 66.7 | 0.009 |
| Flip charts | 27 | 20.9 | 5 | 10.4 | 22 | 27.2 | 0.024 |
| Otherd | 6 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 7.4 | 0.053 |
| The last time there was an event in the community that provided malaria-related health messages | |||||||
| Yesterday | 10 | 5.1 | 4 | 5.6 | 6 | 4.8 | 0.371 |
| Within this week | 30 | 15.2 | 10 | 14.1 | 20 | 15.9 | |
| In this month | 105 | 53.3 | 43 | 60.6 | 62 | 49.2 | |
| In this year | 52 | 26.4 | 14 | 19.7 | 38 | 30.1 | |
aOut of the total number of VMW/MMW who have taught any messages or information about malaria
bOther include: mosquito habitat elimination, blood testing, clean the surrounding, drink boiled water, eliminate mosquito habitat, fill up pond, light bonfire, know malaria symptoms, use malaria treatment, often clean water containment, use net in forest, weeding, weeding around house
cOther include: avoid drying in sunlight, do not sleep close to net, do not use net for fishing, do not wash, do not wash too often, do not wash with detergent, dry net in shade, keep away from children, keep net clean after use, keep net safe, keep net safe after use, must retreat net, put in bag after use, retreat net every 3 months, retreat net every 6 months and wash net every 6 months
dOther include: booklet, educating, malaria booklet, malaria prevention, picture calendar, pictures and videos