Table 2.
Malaria awareness characteristics of the study population by study areas, N(%)
| Characteristics | CHT | Non-CHT | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Have heard about malaria | |||
| Yes | 2208 (98.13) | 7324 (97.65) | 9532 (97.76) |
| No | 42 (1.87) | 174 (2.32) | 216 (2.22) |
| Don’t know | 0 | 2 (0.03) | 2 (0.02) |
| Symptoms of malaria | |||
| Fever | 2184 (97.07) | 7299 (97.32) | 9483 (97.26) |
| Fever with shivering | 131 (5.82) | 428 (5.71) | 559 (5.73) |
| Don’t know | 53 (2.36) | 190 (2.53) | 243 (2.49) |
| Others | 43 (1.91) | 5 (0.07) | 48 (0.49) |
| Causes of malaria | |||
| Mosquito bite | 2153 (95.69) | 7111 (94.81) | 9264 (95.02) |
| Fly/insect bite | 14 (0.62) | 10 (0.13) | 24 (0.25) |
| Not maintaining neat and cleanliness | 62 (2.76) | 81 (1.08) | 143 (1.47) |
| Don’t know | 81 (3.60) | 351 (4.68) | 432 (4.43) |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| How to prevent malaria | |||
| Preventing breeding of mosquito | 585 (26.00) | 488 (6.51) | 1073 (11.01) |
| Using bed-net | 1890 (84.00) | 6900 (92.00) | 8790 (90.15) |
| Using insecticide impregnated bed-net | 1707 (75.87) | 1885 (25.13) | 3592 (36.84) |
| Using mosquito repellent/coil | 400 (17.78) | 2198 (29.31) | 2598 (26.65) |
| Don’t know | 49 (2.18) | 226 (3.01) | 275 (2.82) |
| Others | 52 (2.31) | 48 (0.64) | 100 (1.03) |
| Place of seeking treatment | |||
| Public hospital/health centre | 1579 (70.18) | 5115 (68.20) | 6694 (68.66) |
| Private health centre | 185 (8.22) | 890 (11.87) | 1075 (11.03) |
| Village doctors | 280 (12.44) | 890 (11.87) | 1170 (12.00) |
| Drug store sales people | 259 (11.51) | 438 (5.84) | 697 (7.15) |
| NGO | 1722 (76.53) | 3325 (44.33) | 5047 (51.78) |
| Don’t know | 40 (1.78) | 651 (8.68) | 691 (7.09) |
| Others | 32 (1.42) | 87 (1.16) | 119 (1.22) |
| Have to spend money for malaria treatment? | |||
| Yes | 169 (7.51) | 1256 (16.75) | 1425 (14.62) |
| No | 2070 (92.00) | 5611 (74.81) | 7681 (78.78) |
| Don’t know | 11 (0.49) | 633 (8.44) | 644 (6.61) |