Table 2.
Knowledge of participants about malaria in rural areas, southeastern Iran, 2015
| Question | Answers | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| What are the most important symptoms of malaria? | Fever, chills | 153 | 76.50 |
| Headache, joint pain | 27 | 13.50 | |
| Nausea, abdominal pain | 6 | 3 | |
| I do not know | 14 | 7 | |
| What is the mode of transmission for malaria? | Anopheles mosquito bites | 186 | 93 |
| Related to Climatic condition | 8 | 4 | |
| Related to eating contaminated food | 4 | 2 | |
| Related to swimming in rivers and ponds | 2 | 1 | |
| In which season of year (in terms of rainfall) malaria is more common? | Rainy | 123 | 63.50 |
| Dry | 28 | 14 | |
| It’s no different | 45 | 22.50 | |
| I do not know | 38 | 19 | |
| What month (s) of the year malaria is prevalent? | Warm | 136 | 68 |
| Cold | 8 | 4 | |
| It is no different | 24 | 12 | |
| I do not know | 32 | 16 | |
| What is the source of your information about malaria? | Radio and TV | 8 | 4 |
| Newspaper | 0 | 0 | |
| Teachers and schools | 3 | 1.5 | |
| By community health workers in the health houses in the villages | 181 | 90.50 | |
| By other people | 8 | 4 | |
| What is the best strategies for malaria vectors control? | Indoor residual spraying (IRS) | 124 | 62 |
| Larviciding | 16 | 8 | |
| Fogging (area spraying) | 0 | 0 | |
| Others (long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) | 60 | 30 | |
| Where is the breeding place of malaria vector mosquito? | Standing water | 125 | 62.50 |
| Garbage | 8 | 4 | |
| Soil | 2 | 1 | |
| I do not know | 65 | 32.50 |