Table 2 Knowledge and attitude of respondents related to symptoms and causes of malaria, and mosquito behaviors, Shewa Robit Town, northeastern Ethiopia, 2011
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Cause of malaria mentioned | Mosquito bite | 242(85.2) |
| Â | Lack of personal hygiene | 66(23.2) |
| Â | Cold weather | 39(13.7) |
| Â | Hunger | 94(33.1) |
| Â | Chewing maize stalk | 96(33.8) |
Signs/symptoms of malaria | Fever | 268(94.4) |
| Â | Chills | 265(93.3) |
| Â | Headache | 240(84.5) |
| Â | Back pain/Joint pain | 197(69.4) |
| Â | Nausea/Vomiting | 189(66.6 |
| Â | Loss of appetite | 173(60.9) |
| Â | Thirsty | 196(69.0) |
|  | Don’t know | 2 (0.7) |
When mosquitoes bite mostly | Day | 5(1.8) |
| Â | Night | 238(83.8) |
| Â | Any time | 26(9.1) |
|  | Don’t know | 15(5.3) |
Common breeding sites | Stagnant water | 260(91.6) |
| Â | Running water | 10(3.5) |
| Â | Waste materials | 103(36.3) |
| Â | Vegetation | 48(16.9) |
| Â | Houses | 21(7.4) |
|  | Don’t know | 6(2.1) |
Common resting sites | Dark place inside houses | 91(32.0) |
| Â | At edges of streams | 146(51.4) |
| Â | Dirty areas | 104(36.6) |
|  | Don’t know | 24(8.4) |