Table 2.

Malaria knowledge and prevention practices reported by Asian migrants surveyed in Angola, 2019

	n	N	% (95% CI)
Knows malaria exists in Angola	649	716	91 (88–93)
Feels at risk of malaria	521	714	73 (70–76)
Knows malaria spread by mosquitoes	626	730	86 (83–88)
Heard communication about malaria in last 6 months	326	703	46 (43–50)
Source of information on malaria
Friends/family	196	326	60 (55–65)
TV/radio	114	326	35 (30–40)
Poster/leaflet	65	326	20 (16–25)
Employer	109	326	33 (28–39)
Other	125	326	38 (33–44)
Received information about malaria from employer	453	647	70 (66–73)
Received information about chemoprophylaxis from employer	340	632	54 (50–58)
Uses bed net	526	733	72 (68–75)
Long-lasting insecticide treated net	412	526	78 (75–82)
Source of net
Brought net from home	245	526	47 (42–51)
Bought net in Angola	187	526	36 (31–40)
Other	94	526	18 (15–21)
Slept under net last night	508	526	97 (95–98)
Travels with bed net	121	372	33 (28–38)
Uses other forms of malaria prevention
Insecticide spray	380	733	52 (48–56)
Fan/air conditioning	292	733	40 (36–43)
Repellent	237	733	32 (29–36)
Coil	85	733	12 (9–14)
Screens	59	733	8 (6–10)
Indoor residual spraying	46	733	6 (5–8)
Electric fly swatter	8	733	1 (0.5–2)
Long-sleeved clothing/socks	5	733	0.7 (0.3–2)
Chemoprophylaxis*	3	733	0.4 (0.1–1)
No malaria prevention reported	4	733	0.5 (0.2–1)

^*Two do not know and one artemisinin.