Table 2 |
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Reported knowledge on malaria by study areas and sex (multiple responses) |
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South-eastern districts |
North-eastern districts |
χ2 significance |
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M |
F |
All |
M |
F |
All |
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a |
b |
c |
d |
e |
f |
c vs f |
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Causes of malaria |
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Mosquito bite |
90.7 |
89.2 |
90.6 |
94.4 |
91.9 |
94.2 |
p < 0.001 |
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Fly/insect bite |
4.8 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
p < 0.001 |
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Not maintaining neat and cleanliness |
10.5 |
7.6 |
10.3 |
16.0 |
5.2 |
15.9 |
p < 0.001 |
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Others |
3.5 |
4.2 |
5.4 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
3.6 |
p < 0.001 |
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Symptoms of malaria |
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Onset of fever with shivering |
76.4 |
72.1 |
76.1 |
83.2 |
81.1 |
83.0 |
p < 0.001 |
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Fever at intervals |
19.8 |
22.3 |
21.0 |
25.6 |
27.7 |
25.8 |
p < 0.001 |
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Remission of fever with sweating |
10.5 |
7.6 |
10.3 |
16.0 |
15.2 |
15.9 |
p < 0.001 |
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Others |
18.5 |
18.7 |
18.5 |
10.3 |
8.6 |
10.2 |
p < 0.001 |
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Mode of transmission |
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By bite of any mosquito |
33.4 |
36.3 |
33.5 |
32.9 |
36.0 |
33.1 |
ns |
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By bite of mosquito which has bitten a malarial patient |
39.2 |
29.9 |
38.6 |
32.5 |
31.9 |
32.4 |
p < 0.001 |
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Don't know |
24.4 |
28.3 |
24.7 |
30.6 |
27.7 |
30.4 |
p < 0.001 |
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Other |
3.1 |
3.6 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
7.4 |
6.9 |
p < 0.001 |
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Mode of prevention |
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Preventing breeding of mossquito |
13.3 |
6.8 |
12.9 |
17.6 |
18.6 |
17.7 |
p < 0.001 |
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Using bednet |
84.1 |
83.3 |
84.0 |
84.3 |
80.9 |
84.1 |
ns |
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Using insecticide impregnated bednet |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
p < 0.001 |
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Using mosquito repellent/coil |
16.1 |
13.1 |
15.9 |
19.9 |
20.8 |
20.0 |
p < 0.001 |
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Other |
12.3 |
15.1 |
12.5 |
9.4 |
10.5 |
9.5 |
p < 0.001 |
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Mode of treatment |
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Allopathic treatment |
96.0 |
96.0 |
96.0 |
98.3 |
97.3 |
98.2 |
p < 0.001 |
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Traditional (Herbal/Kabiraji) |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
p < 0.01 |
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Faith healing |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
ns |
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Homeopathic |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
ns |
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Other |
0.8 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
p < 0.001 |
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Source of information |
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Govt. health worker |
21.2 |
23.5 |
20.7 |
25.1 |
23.5 |
25.0 |
p < 0.001 |
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NGO health worker |
26.8 |
18.7 |
26.3 |
16.7 |
14.2 |
16.5 |
p < 0.001 |
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Radio/TV/Newspaper |
14.5 |
15.5 |
14.6 |
15.2 |
13.0 |
15.0 |
ns |
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Poster/leaflet |
2.4 |
5.6 |
2.6 |
12.9 |
3.2 |
2.0 |
p < 0.05 |
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Neighbours/relatives |
34.8 |
43.8 |
35.4 |
48.2 |
27.1 |
48.8 |
p < 0.001 |
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Self |
16.9 |
13.9 |
15.8 |
14.7 |
9.6 |
11.4 |
p < 0.05 |
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Other |
5.7 |
6.0 |
5.7 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
p < 0.001 |
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N |
3499 |
251 |
3750 |
5591 |
408 |
5999 |
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Ahmed et al. Malaria Journal 2009 8:173 doi:10.1186/1475-2875-8-173 |
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