Table 2.

Distribution of malaria knowledge of rural adults in different ethnicities in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

Questions	Ethnic group				p-value
	Sumba	Atoni	Manggarai	Others
Having heard the term ‘malaria’	439 (97.1) [95.5, 98.7]	381 (78.9) [74.8, 83.0]	404 (81.9) [78.1, 85.7]	63 (94.0) [88.1, 99.9]	<0.001
Malaria has dangerous effects on health	328 (72.6) [67.8, 77.4]	217 (44.9) [38.3, 51.5]	363 (73.6) [69.1, 78.1]	51 (76.1) [64.4, 87.8]	<0.001
Malaria can be prevented	425 (94.0) [91.7, 96.3]	347 (71.8) [67.1, 76.5]	384 (77.9) [73.7, 82.1]	60 (89.6) [81.9, 97.3]	<0.001
Main symptoms of malaria	71 (15.7) [7.24, 24.2]	220 (45.5) [38.9, 52.1]	248 (50.3) [44.1, 56.5]	28 (41.8) [23.5, 60.1]	<0.001
Transmission mode of malaria	295 (65.3) [59.9, 70.7]	281 (58.2) [52.4, 64.0]	265 (53.8) [47.8, 59.8]	42 (62.7) [48.1, 77.3]	0.004
Sleeping under non-LLINs	22 (4.9) [0.00, 13.9]	51 (10.6) [2.15, 19.0]	267 (54.2) [48.2, 60.2]	9 (13.4) [0.00, 35.7]	<0.001
Sleeping under LLINs	321 (71.0) [66.0, 76.0]	199 (41.2) [34.4, 48.0]	181 (36.7) [29.7, 43.7]	51 (76.1) [64.4, 87.8]	<0.001
Using mosquito coils	104 (23.0) [14.9, 31.1]	114 (23.6) [15.8, 31.4]	108 (21.9) [14.1, 29.7]	18 (26.9) [6.41, 47.4]	0.802
Keeping the house clean	111 (24.6) [16.6, 32.6]	131 (27.1) [19.5, 34.7]	275 (55.8) [49.9, 61.7]	22 (32.8) [13.2, 52.4]	<0.001
Seeking treatment for malaria1	145 (32.1) [24.5, 39.7]	218 (45.1) [38.5, 51.7]	289 (58.6) [52.9, 64.3]	35 (52.2) [35.7, 68.7]	<0.001
Malaria awareness	158 (35.0) [27.6, 42.4]	211 (43.7) [37.0, 50.4]	321 (65.1) [59.9, 70.3]	40 (59.7) [44.5, 74.9]	<0.001

Values are presented as number (%) and [95% confidence interval].

LLIN, long-lasting insecticide-treated net.

¹Seeking treatment within 24 hours when participants or their family members suffered from malaria symptoms.