Table 1.
Knowledge and attitudes of respondents related to the cause, transmission and symptoms of malaria (N = 144), Woreta town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013
| Characteristics | Categories | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cause of malaria | Mosquitoes | 99 (68.5) |
| Plasmodium | 35 (24.3) | |
| Worms | 8 (5.6) | |
| Unknown | 2 (1.4) | |
| Ways of malaria transmission | Bite of mosquitoes | 113 (78.5) |
| Unsafe water | 16 (11.1) | |
| Contaminated food | 10 (6.9) | |
| Personal contact | 5 (1.1) | |
| Symptoms of malaria | Fever | 49 (34.0) |
| Shivering | 36 (25.0) | |
| Sweating | 21 (4.6) | |
| Head ache | 20 (13.9) | |
| Unknown | 18 (12.5) |
N = total number of respondents