Table 4. Community knowledge of malaria, Jimma Zone, SBCC target districts, 2017–19 (Baseline = 762; End-line = 759).
| Knowledge about malaria | Magnitude of knowledge | Change | Statistical tests | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | End-line | ES | |||||
| No. | % | No. | % | % (95% CI) | Chi-square | p-value | |
| Ever heard of malaria | 761 | 99.9 | 757 | 99.7 | -0.2(-0.4, +0.2) | 0.43 | 0.971 |
| Comprehensive knowledge | 185 | 24.3 | 297 | 39.1 | 14.8 (+7.8, 20.1) | 38.54 | <0.001 |
| Critical signs of malaria | |||||||
| Feeling cold | 588 | 77.3 | 573 | 75.6 | -1.7 (-2.3, +2.9) | 0.59 | 0.442 |
| Fever | 456 | 59.9 | 567 | 74.9 | +15.0 (+12.3, 18.8) | 38.75 | <0.001 |
| Headache | 480 | 63.1 | 514 | 67.8 | +3.9 (-1.5, +6.6) | 3.77 | 0.052 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 219 | 28.8 | 293 | 38.7 | +9.9 (+6.4, +12.7) | 16.58 | <0.001 |
| Loss of appetite | 192 | 25.2 | 252 | 33.2 | +8.0 (+5.4, 13.3) | 11.79 | 0.001 |
| Cause of malaria: Mosquito bites | 404 | 53.2 | 560 | 74.0 | +20.8 (15.6, +26.8) | 70.96 | <0.001 |
| Misconceptions about causes | |||||||
| Eating dirty food/drink | 340 | 44.7 | 170 | 22.5 | -22.2 (-29.1, -16.8) | 83.99 | <0.001 |
| Cold or changing weather | 192 | 25.2 | 111 | 14.7 | -10.5 (-16,7, -5.7) | 26.40 | <0.001 |
| Getting soaked with rain | 76 | 10.0 | 62 | 8.2 | -1.8 (-4.3, +2.2) | 1.50 | 0.221 |
| Empty stomach | 96 | 12.6 | 57 | 7.5 | -5.1 (-9.6, -3.4) | 10.89 | 0.001 |
| How can people protect from malaria | |||||||
| Sleep under a mosquito net | 429 | 56.6 | 597 | 78.8 | +22.2 (+17.0, +27.1) | 85.11 | <0.001 |
| Fill puddles/stagnant water | 625 | 82.5 | 342 | 45.2 | -37.3 (-43.2, -31.0) | 228.0 | <0.001 |
| Keep surroundings clean | 45 | 5.9 | 417 | 55.0 | +49.1 (+23.7, 61.2) | 430.8 | <0.001 |
| Indoor Residual Spray | 70 | 9.2 | 53 | 7.0 | -2.2 (-4.5, +2.5) | 2.53 | 0.111 |
| Using mosquitoes repellent* | - | - | 79 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
| Who is most at risk of malaria? | |||||||
| Pregnant women | 582 | 76.7 | 586 | 77.4 | +0.7 (-0.6, +1.4) | 0.16 | 0.735 |
| < 5 years children | 672 | 88.5 | 564 | 74.4 | -13.9 (-18.3, -6.7) | 50.18 | 0.006 |
| Know how to care ITN*, ** | - | - | 359 | 47.5 | - | - | - |
** Multi-dimensional care of ITN; how to wash, how to keep it healthy, and how to repair when torn or has a hole.
* Only end-line data