Table 3 The level of knowledge of the Cape Verdean population about malaria transmission by sex and age (%)
Characteristics | Mosquito bites | Contact with people with malaria | Contaminated food | Flies | Poor personal hygiene | Others | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age range | |||||||
 ≤ 29 | 22.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 495 |
 30–39 | 19.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 412 |
 ≥ 40 | 44.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1046 |
Sex | |||||||
 Male | 87.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 3.5 | 546 |
 Female | 84.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 1407 |
 Total | 85.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 1953 |