Table 3

Malaria awareness among Ra glai participants in the 2005-survey

Total Ra-glai participants = 3,685

n (%)

Did you have fever during the past month? (n = 3,685)

- Yes

1,021(27.7%)

- No

2,656 (72.1%)

- Don't know

8 (0.2%)

Kind of fever? (n = 1,021)

- Malaria

144 (14.1%)

- Flu

354 (34.7%)

- Other (headache, tonsillitis, bronchitis, gastritis, etc)

54 (5.3%)

- Don't know

448 (43.9%)

- Missing

23 (2.1)

What was the cause of fever? (n = 1,021)

- Mosquito bites

81 (7.9%)

- Bad food

14 (1.4%)

- Bad weather

96 (9.4%)

- Too much work

13 (1.3%)

- Don't know

761 (74.5%)

- Missing

55 (5.4%)

What was the cause of your malaria episode? (n = 145)

- Mosquito bite

43 (29.60%)

- "I don't know"

80 (55.2%)

- Other causes

22 (15.2%)

Did you ever have fever due to mosquito bites? (n = 3,685)

- Yes

1,327 (36.0%)

- No

1,834 (49.8%)

- Don't know

504 (13.7%)

- Missing

20 (0.5%)

At what time do mosquitoes bite in the village? (median) (n = 3,685)

18 to 20 h

At what time do mosquitoes bite in the forest fields? (median) (n = 3,685)

06 to 10 h

Mosquitoes are more dangerous for malaria infection? (n = 3,685)

- In the village

549(14.9%)

-In forest fields

575 (15.6%)

- Same

218 (5.9%)

-Don't know

2,288 (62.1%)

- Missing

55 (1.5%)

Peeters Grietens et al. Malaria Journal 2010 9:23   doi:10.1186/1475-2875-9-23