Table 2 Reported knowledge on malaria and action for malaria control
VMW village (n=153) | HC village (n=159) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | p | |
Knowledge on cause of malaria*† | 0.937 | ||||
Correct | 102 | 66.7 | 106 | 67.1 | |
Wrong | 51 | 33.3 | 52 | 32.9 | |
Knowledge on malaria symptoms* | 0.802 | ||||
Correct | 98 | 64.1 | 104 | 65.4 | |
Wrong | 55 | 36.0 | 55 | 34.6 | |
Name of government recommended antimalarial drug* | 0.325 | ||||
Correct | 41 | 26.8 | 35 | 22.0 | |
Wrong | 112 | 73.2 | 124 | 78.0 | |
Knowledge on vulnerable groups to malaria infection | |||||
Under 5 years old* | 109 | 71.2 | 118 | 74.2 | 0.556 |
Pregnant women* | 70 | 45.8 | 85 | 53.5 | 0.173 |
Personal protective and mosquito control measures | 0.574 | ||||
No measures taken | 8 | 5.2 | 13 | 8.2 | |
1 to 3 | 73 | 47.7 | 75 | 47.2 | |
4 to 6 | 72 | 47.1 | 71 | 44.7 | |