Table 5 Knowledge and attitude of respondents regarding preventive methods of malaria, Chagni town, 2018
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Malaria is preventable and curable | Yes | 258 (97) |
No | 7 (2.6) | |
I don’t know | 1 (0.4) | |
Preventive methods | Drug | 226 (85) |
Use of mosquito net | 192 (72.2) | |
Drain stagnant water | 178 (67) | |
Indoor residual spray (IRS) | 173 (65) | |
Advantage of mosquito nets | Protect from mosquito bite | 218 (82) |
Sleep better | 24 (9) | |
Protect from the bite of other insects | 24 (9) |