Table 2

Villagers' knowledge and practice related to djèkouadjo in Zatta and Adibrobo, central Côte d'Ivoire

Variable
Total
Village





Zatta
Adibrobo
χ2
P-value

Symptoms





     Fever
163 (70%)
119 (71%)
44 (69%)
0.1
0.75
     Loss of appetite
112 (48%)
90 (54%)
22 (34%)
6.8
0.009
     Headache
79 (34%)
63 (36%)
16 (25%)
3.2
0.073
     Yellow eyes
75 (32%)
54 (32%)
21 (33%)
0.0
0.922
     Yellow urine
66 (28%)
48 (29%)
18 (28%)
0.0
0.946
     Vomiting
29 (13%)
22 (13%)
7 (11%)
0.2
0.657
Perceived causes





     Sun
171 (74%)
126 (75%)
45 (70%)
0.5
0.469
     Mosquitoes
150 (65%)
118 (70%)
32 (50%)
8.3
0.004
     God
16 (7%)
12 (7%)
4 (6%)
0.0
0.960
     Sorcerer
13 (6%)
13 (8%)
0
3.9
0.048
     Ancestor
6 (3%)
6 (4%)
0
1.1
0.285
Actors approached for problem solving





     Family
187 (80%)
149 (89%)
38 (59%)
25.5
<0.001
     Individual
42 (18%)
25 (15%)
17 (27%)
4.3
0.039
     Village
25 (11%)
10 (6%)
15 (23%)
14.7
<0.001
Traditional treatment prescribed by





     Relatives
100 (46%)
82 (52%)
18 (30%)
8.6
0.003
     Traditional healer
59 (27%)
47 (30%)
12 (20%)
2.2
0.141
     Self-medication
56 (30%)
29 (19%)
27 (45%)
15.7
<0.001
     Friend
21 (10%)
15 (10%)
6 (10%)
0.0
0.921
Preferred treatment of the sick person





     Traditional
136 (59%)
107 (64%)
29 (45%)
6.5
0.011
     Modern
76 (33%)
46 (27%)
30 (47%)
8,0
0.005
     Don't know
16 (7%)
11 (7%)
5 (8%)
0.1
0.734
Diseases caused by mosquitoes





     Malaria
206 (89%)
155 (93%)
51 (80%)
8.3
0.004
     Pimples (wheals)
130 (56%)
103 (62%)
27 (42%)
6.9
0.009
     Fever
91 (39%)
67 (40%)
24 (38%)
0.1
0.740
     Itching
83 (36%)
66 (39%)
17 (25%)
3.3
0.071
     Does not know
8 (3%)
6 (4%)
2 (3%)
0.1
0.813
Measures against mosquitoes





     Removal of vegetation
137 (60%)
108 (65%)
29 (46%)
6.6
0.010
     Removal of stagnant water
106 (46%)
87 (52%)
19 (30%)
8.9
0.003
     Use of insecticides
55 (24%)
52 (31%)
3 (5%)
17.5
<0.001
     Bush fire
18 (8%)
18 (11%)
0
5.9
0.014

Essé et al. Malaria Journal 2008 7:224   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-7-224