Table 2 Assessment of knowledge related to malaria transmission characteristics, before and after implementation of IVM in Botor-Tolay district southwestern Ethiopia (2015–2018)
Variables | Attributes | Year | X2-square, p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 n(%) | 2018 n(%) | |||
understand mosquito bite as means of malaria transmission | Yes | 170 (85) | 181 (90.5) | P = 0.093 |
No | 30 (15) | 19 (9.5) | ||
understand malaria vector mosquitoes biting time (night) | Yes | 141 (70.5) | 184 (92) | P < 0.001 |
No | 59 (29.5) | 16 (8) | ||
Correctly identify potential mosquito breeding habitats (stagnant water) | Yes | 161 (80.5) | 170 (85) | P = 0.234 |
No | 39 (19.5) | 30 (15) | ||
Correctly identify at least three malaria symptoms | Yes | 148 (74) | 154 (77) | P = 0.485 |
No | 52 (26) | 46 (23) | ||
Identify mainstay malaria vector control interventions (IRS, LLINS) | Yes | 142 (71) | 150 (75) | P = 0.368 |
No | 58 (29) | 50 (25) | ||
Malaria is treatable disease | Yes | 180 (90) | 178 (89) | P = 0.744 |
No | 20 (10) | 22 (11) | ||
Correctly identify peak malaria season | Yes | 74 (37) | 166 (83) | P < 0.001 |
No | 126 (63) | 34 (17) | ||
Know that walls should not be plastered for at least 6 months post-IRS | Yes | 94 (47) | 164 (82) | P < 0.001 |
No | 106 (53) | 36 (18) | ||
Know that larval source management is useful vector control method | Yes | 105 (52.5) | 176 (88) | P < 0.001 |
No | 95 (47.5) | 24 (12) | ||
Discuss malaria related issues during family get together | Yes | 89 (44.5) | 99 (49.5) | P = 0.316 |
No | 111 (55.5) | 101 (50.5) | ||