Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Ever heard about malaria | Yes | 266 (97) |
No | 8 (3) | |
Malaria a health problem | Yes | 266 (97) |
No | 8 (3) | |
Source of information | Health facility | 37 (14) |
Mass media (Radio and TV) | 229 (86) | |
Malaria transmissible | Yes | 162 (60.9) |
No | 104 (39.1) | |
Ways of malaria transmission | Through mosquito bite | 156 (96.3) |
Drinking contaminated water | 6 (3.7) | |
Signs/symptoms of malaria | Fever | 258 (97) |
Chills and shivering | 257 (96.6) | |
Headache | 254 (95.4) | |
Loss of appetite | 248 (93.2) | |
Joint pain | 242 (90.9) | |
vomiting | 235 (88.3) | |
When mosquitoes bite mostly | Day | 6 (2.3) |
Night | 245 (92.1) | |
Anytime | 5 (1.9) | |
Don’t know | 10 (3.8) | |
Mosquito breeding sites | Stagnant water | 228 (85.7) |
Waste material | 25 (9.4) | |
Houses | 8 (3) | |
Don’t know | 5 (1.9) |