Table 2 Knowledge about malaria (n = 391).
From: Community acceptance of Ivermectin mass drug administration for malaria in Southern Thailand
Description | Yes | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
How is malaria transmitted? | ||
Hard-working | 1 | 0.3 |
Living in the forest | 146 | 37.3 |
Drinking stagnant water | 117 | 29.9 |
Staying with sick people | 59 | 15.1 |
Biting of mosquito | 385 | 98.5 |
Using water in the forest | 19 | 4.9 |
Which mosquito carries the malaria parasites? | ||
Aedes | 25 | 6.4 |
Anopheles | 361 | 92.3 |
Culex | 3 | 0.8 |
How could you know you had malaria? | ||
By consultation with healthcare officers | 182 | 46.5 |
Having a blood test | 226 | 57.8 |
Ask other people with malaria experience | 3 | 0.8 |
According to the symptoms of illness | 152 | 38.9 |
What are the symptoms of malaria? | ||
Fever | 333 | 85.2 |
Chills and rigor | 377 | 96.4 |
Fatigue | 63 | 16.1 |
Loss of appetite and weight loss | 51 | 13.0 |
Abdominal pain | 151 | 38.6 |
Nausea and vomiting | 109 | 27.9 |
Headache | 323 | 82.6 |
How should malaria be treated? | ||
Taking herbal medicines | 29 | 7.4 |
Getting a good rest | 39 | 10.0 |
Having prescribed medications from healthcare officers | 386 | 98.7 |
How should malaria be prevented? | ||
Avoid drinking water in the forest | 19 | 4.9 |
Sleeping under a mosquito net | 377 | 96.4 |
Preventing mosquito bites | 214 | 54.7 |
Boosting the immune system | 69 | 17.6 |
Receiving regular medical check-ups | 5 | 1.3 |
Taking malaria chemoprophylaxis | 27 | 6.9 |
Using mosquito repellents | 336 | 85.9 |
Once a person is relieved from malaria, can they be reinfected again? (Yes) | 376 | 96.2 |
Can anyone still suffer malaria even after a course of treatment? (Yes) | 164 | 41.9 |
What are the factors associated with incurable malaria? | ||
Poor compliance of patients with malaria | 227 | 58.1 |
Malaria itself is incurable | 7 | 1.8 |
Severe infection | 180 | 46.0 |
Antimalarial drug resistance | 65 | 16.6 |
