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. 2017 Oct 2;16:397. doi: 10.1186/s12936-017-2045-z

Table 1.

Questionnaire description

Block Information
(A) Interviewee demographic data Name
Address
Birth date and age
Gender
Race/color
Birth place
Residence time in the current address
(B) Dwellers demographic data Name
Age
Gender
Relationship with the interviewee
Residence time > 12 months in the address
Schooling
School’s name and location
(C) Malaria episodes reported by the interviewee If remembers the 1st malaria
Self-reported malaria in the last 12 months
Inactivity and days lost due to malaria
If needed health care in the last 12 months
Places sought for health care
Hospitalization due to malaria
(D) Interviewee’s last episode of malaria How he/she discovered he/she had malaria
Date of the last malaria episode (self-report)
If he/she had malaria symptoms
Type of malaria (falc, vivax)
Access and adherence to treatment
(E) Malaria information for each dweller If they had malaria in the last 12 months (as reported by the interviewee)
Hospitalization to treat malaria
(F) Household goods Ownership of goods and animals
(G) Occupation and income of the household Types of occupation of the householders
Number of dwellers contributing for the household income
If the income received is considered sufficient
(H) Characteristics of household Material used for the wall, roof, ceiling and floor
Presence of crevices in the walls
Number of rooms
(I) Household access Type of access to the household (river, road, trail)
If household is accessible by vehicle on a rainy day
If access is paved
If you would like the street, road or trail to be paved
If the access to the house floods
If flooding reaches the door of the house
Presence of natural or artificial water bodies in the vicinity of the house and the neighborhood
(J) Water supply Type of access to water
Source of water used in the kitchen and for drinking
How water is stored
If water is treated before consumption
Frequency at which water is missing at home
Place where the households shower
Place where the households wash dishes and clothes
Place where the households go to tend to their physiological needs
(L) Garbage disposal How waste is disposed
Frequency of garbage collection by public service, if available
(M) Access to electricity If there is electricity in the household
If available: its source, installation date, if time-restricted or fails, cost
If not available: source of energy used
(N) Mobility and potential exposure to malaria Routine activities from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Frequency and motivation to go close to water bodies and the forest
Frequency of sleeping in the wild
Frequency, motivation, and length of stay in farms
If needs to travel to receive social benefits, frequency and length of stay
If needs to travel for working, frequency and length of stay
If traveled for any other reason in the last 12 months, frequency and length of stay
(O) Use of bednet and other protections Ownership of impregnated and standard bednets and quantity
General usage, usage in the last night
Problems with bednet usage
If the households use other methods for mosquito protection
Recommendations or suggestions for improving the health of the family and community