Table 2 Knowledge of respondents about the transmission mechanism and preventive measures of malaria, ITN awareness and associated factors in Chewaka district, South West Ethiopia, 2014
From: Insecticide treated nets use and its determinants among settlers of Southwest Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Main transmission mechanism of malaria (n = 574) | ||
Bitten by mosquito | 342 | 59.6 |
Living near collected water | 138 | 24.0 |
Feeling cold | 16 | 2.7 |
Presence of wastes | 35 | 6.1 |
Drinking dirty water | 24 | 4.2 |
Being hungry | 9 | 1.6 |
Being in the rain | 9 | 1.6 |
Other | 1 | 0.2 |
Main preventive measures of malaria (n = 529) | ||
Use of ITN | 208 | 39.3 |
Take tablet | 85 | 16.1 |
Proper disposal of wastes | 89 | 16.8 |
Use of traditional remedies | 19 | 3.6 |
Fumigants | 9 | 1.7 |
Use insecticide spray | 59 | 11.2 |
Drainage | 59 | 11.2 |
Others | 1 | 0.2 |
Ever heard education messages about ITNs (n = 574) | ||
No | 79 | 13.8 |
Yes | 495 | 86.2 |
Think that sleeping under ITN have benefit (n = 574) | ||
No | 9 | 1.6 |
Yes | 565 | 98.4 |
The benefits of sleeping under ITN (n = 565) | ||
Don’t get bitten by mosquito | 274 | 48.5 |
Don’t get bothered by other mosquito | 95 | 16.8 |
Don’t get malaria | 191 | 33.8 |
To get warmth | 5 | 0.9 |
Believe that sleeping under ITN has problem (n = 574) | ||
No | 532 | 92.7 |
Yes | 42 | 7.3 |
Problems associated with sleeping under ITNs (n = 42) | ||
Difficult to get at night | 18 | 42.9 |
It is too hot to sleep under ITNs | 14 | 33.3 |
It takes time to tuck a net each night | 5 | 11.9 |
Mosquito can still bite through ITN | 4 | 9.5 |
No enough air when sleeping under | 1 | 2.4 |