Table 2 Knowledge and practice of malaria among caregivers of under 5-children in South West Nigeria.
Variables | Number of Respondents | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
What causes Malaria | ||
Plasmodium | 463 | 58.1 |
Mosquito | 43 | 5.4 |
Dirt | 1 | 0.1 |
Stress | 134 | 16.8 |
Sunlight | 58 | 7.3 |
Filaria parasite | 52 | 6.5 |
Don’t know | 1 | 0.1 |
Others | 45 | 5.6 |
How is malaria transmitted | ||
Mosquito | 717 | 90.0 |
Stress | 1 | 0.1 |
High temperature | 58 | 7.3 |
Others | 21 | 2.6 |
How do you treat malaria | ||
Buy drug from Pharmacy | 182 | 22.8 |
Buy drug from Chemist | 40 | 5.0 |
Go for test and buy drugs | 97 | 12.2 |
Visit the hospitals | 391 | 49.1 |
Use herbs | 3 | 0.4 |
Home Nurse | 1 | 0.1 |
Others | 83 | 10.4 |
How do you prevent getting malaria | ||
Close windows | 3 | 0.4 |
Environmental control | 1 | 0.1 |
Mosquito coil and local repellants | 75 | 9.4 |
Herbs | 1 | 0.1 |
Other chemicals | 19 | 2.4 |
Nothing | 20 | 2.5 |
Protecting clothing | 1 | 0.1 |
Mosquito net | 230 | 28.9 |
Insecticides | 364 | 45.7 |
Others | 83 | 10.4 |
Did you sleep under insecticides treated net previous night | ||
Yes | 350 | 43.9 |
No | 447 | 56.1 |
