Table 4 Caregivera (participant) reported practices related to malaria
From: Knowledge, attitudes and practices assessment of malaria interventions in rural Zambia
Practices related to malaria | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Did you sleep under a mosquito net last night? | ||
 Yes | 50 | 66.7 |
 No | 25 | 33.3 |
What personal protection measures do you currently practice to prevent malaria? | ||
 Sleeping under mosquito nets | 59 | 78.7 |
 Clearing vegetation around the house | 38 | 50.7 |
 Draining still water | 26 | 34.7 |
 Wearing long-sleeves shirts and trouser/skirts | 13 | 17.3 |
 Spraying insecticides | 7 | 9.3 |
 Burning mosquito coil | 3 | 4.0 |
 Burning cow dung/leaves | 2 | 2.7 |
 Do nothing | 8 | 10.7 |
 Other | 13 | 17.3 |
Which protection measure do you prefer the most? | ||
 Burning mosquito coil | 1 | 1.3 |
 Sleeping under mosquito nets | 61 | 81.3 |
 Clearing vegetation around the house | 3 | 4.0 |
 Spraying insecticides | 4 | 5.3 |
 Don’t know/missing | 4 | 5.3 |
 None | 1 | 1.3 |
 Other | 4 | 5.3 |
Why do you prefer practicing this protection technique? | ||
 Free | 10 | 13.3 |
 Cheap | 5 | 6.7 |
 Better at stopping mosquitoes | 57 | 76 |
 Smells nice | 4 | 5.3 |
 Like the way it looks | 3 | 4.0 |
 Easy to use | 11 | 14.7 |
 Don’t know/missing | 2 | 2.7 |
 Other | 12 | 16 |
If you wash your mosquito nets, do you use detergents when washing them? | ||
 Yes | 65 | 86.7 |
 No | 2 | 2.7 |
How do you dry the mosquito nets after washing? | ||
 In the sunlight | 42 | 56 |
 In the shade | 24 | 32 |
 Don’t know/missing | 7 | 9.3 |
 Not applicable | 2 | 2.7 |
How often do you tuck-in your mosquito net when you go to bed? | ||
 Always (every night) | 55 | 73.3 |
 Sometimes (not every night) | 11 | 14.7 |
 Never | 2 | 2.7 |
 Don’t know/missing/NA | 7 | 9.4 |
What time do you normally go to bed? | ||
 Between dusk and 8 pm | 24 | 32 |
 Between 8 pm and 10 pm | 42 | 56 |
 Between 10 pm and midnight | 5 | 6.7 |
 After midnight | 0 | 0 |
 Don’t know/missing | 4 | 5.3 |
Where do you normally cook? | ||
 Inside the house | 8 | 10.7 |
 Outside the house (no shelter) | 21 | 28 |
 In a shelter closed on all four sides | 40 | 53.3 |
 In a cooking shelter not closed on all four sides | 5 | 6.7 |
 Other | 1 | 1.3 |
Do you sleep outside the house? | ||
 Yes (always) | 1 | 1.3 |
 Sometimes | 40 | 53.3 |
 No, never | 34 | 45.3 |