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Table 5 Knowledge of prevention of malaria by category of migrant group

From: Mobility dynamics of migrant workers and their socio-behavioral parameters related to malaria in Tier II, Artemisinin Resistance Containment Zone, Myanmar

Characteristic

Category 1

Category 2

Category 3

Total

Preventiona

n = 34

n = 862

n = 1,485

n = 2,381

Slept under ordinary net

18(52.9)

319(37.0)

653(44.0)

990(41.6)

Slept under treated bed net

17(50.0)

549(63.7)

749(50.4)

1,315(55.2)

Repellants

5(14.7)

128(14.8)

152(10.2)

285(12.0)

Treated clothes

1(2.9)

70(8.1)

97(6.5)

168(7.1)

Treated hammock

0(0.0)

75(8.7)

84(5.7)

159(6.7)

Herbal decoctions

1(2.9)

48(5.6)

74(5.0)

123(5.2)

Indigenous medicine

2(5.9)

77(8.9)

96(6.5)

175(7.3)

Preferred measure a

Slept under ordinary net

14(41.2)

116(13.5)

263(17.7)

393(16.5)

Slept under treated net

18(52.9)

605(70.2)

973(65.5)

1,596(67.0)

Repellants

1(2.9)

13(1.5)

48(3.2)

62(2.6)

Treated clothes

0(0.0)

8(0.9)

26(1.8)

34(1.4)

Treated hammock

0(0.0)

14(1.6)

11(0.7)

25(1.0)

Herbal decoctions

0(0.0)

6(0.7)

16(1.1)

22(0.9)

Indigenous medicine

0(0.0)

20(2.3)

59(4.0)

79(3.3)

  1. Percentages shown in parentheses
  2. a Total does not add up to 100 due to single item response