Table 2.
Knowledge of respondents related to cause, sign and symptoms, transmission of malaria, and mosquito breeding areas, Mekaneeyesus hospital, South Gondar, northwestern Ethiopia, 2018.
| Variables | Categories | Frequency n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cause of malaria | Mosquito bite | 336 (86.2) | |
| Flies | 10 (2.6) | ||
| Do not know | 44 (11.3) | ||
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| Do you know how malaria is transmitted? | Yes | 320 (82.1) | |
| No | 70 (17.9) | ||
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| Malaria transmission | Mosquito bite | 294 (75.4) | |
| Drinking untreated water and eating dirty food | 13 (3.3) | ||
| Contacting malaria patient | 17 (4.4) | ||
| Do not know | 66 (16.9) | ||
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| When do mosquitoes mostly bite? | During the day time | 8 (2.1) | |
| During night time | 354 (90.8) | ||
| Any time | 24 (6.2) | ||
| I do not know | 4 (1.0) | ||
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| Mosquitoes breeding site | Stagnant water | 265 (67.9) | |
| Tall grass | 80 (20.5) | ||
| Bushes | 41 (10.5) | ||
| Running water | 4 (1.0) | ||
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| Indoor preventing methods of malaria | Insecticide-treated bed net | 218 (55.9) | |
| Insecticide residual spray | 85 (21.8) | ||
| Fumigation | 3 (0.8) | ||
| Keep windows and doors closed in the evening | 84 (21.5) | ||
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| Outdoor preventing methods of malaria | Avoid weeds | Yes | 334 (85.6) |
| No | 56 (14.4) | ||
| Avoid stagnant water | Yes | 363 (93.1) | |
| No | 27 (6.9) | ||
| Insecticide spray | Yes | 37 (9.5) | |
| No | 353 (90.5) | ||
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| Susceptible group for malaria | Under five | Yes | 256 (65.6) |
| No | 134 (34.4) | ||
| Pregnant women | Yes | 251 (64.4) | |
| No | 139 (35.6) | ||
| Elderly | Yes | 153 (39.2) | |
| No | 237 (60.8) | ||
| Equal for all | Yes | 119 (30.5) | |
| No | 271 (69.5) | ||
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| Symptoms of malaria | Fever | Yes | 386 (99.0) |
| No | 4 (1.0) | ||
| Head ach | Yes | 382 (97.9) | |
| No | 8 (2.1) | ||
| Chill and shivering | Yes | 383 (98.2) | |
| No | 7 (1.8) | ||
| Loss of appetite | Yes | 377 (96.7) | |
| No | 13 (3.3) | ||