Table 4. Prevalence of malaria in relation to malaria management characteristics of participants.
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Percentage | Prevalence | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have you had malaria before? | Yes | 409 | 81.8 | 57(11.4) | X2 = 7.980, p = .005* |
| No | 91 | 18.2 | 3(0.6) | ||
| If yes when last were you sick of malaria? | one month ago | 63 | 12.6 | 7(1.4) | X2 = 21.782, p < .001* |
| five months ago | 224 | 44.8 | 39(7.8) | ||
| 1 year and above | 120 | 24.0 | 11(2.2) | ||
| Where do you take treatment? | Auto medication | 35 | 7.0 | - | X2 = 16.798, p = .002* |
| drug store | 137 | 27.4 | 18(3.6) | ||
| Health center | 225 | 45.0 | 36(7.2) | ||
| herbalist | 12 | 2.4 | 3(0.6) | ||
| drugs used | Athermeter | 106 | 21.2 | 14(2.8) | X2 = 10.053, p = .040* |
| Quinine | 60 | 12.0 | 9(1.8) | ||
| herbs | 39 | 7.3 | 3(0.6) | ||
| don’t know | 203 | 40.6 | 31(6.2) |