Table 2 Frequencies of themes and sub-themes of malaria messages contents in twenty primary students’ poems Jimma zone, Oromia, Ethiopia, March 2020
Key malaria messages and categories, n = 602 | Counts |
|---|---|
Thematic message 1: Knowledge about malaria | 216 |
Signs and symptoms | 66 |
Ways of prevention and control | 59 |
Causations and mode of transmission of malaria | 51 |
Caring for nets | 17 |
Mosquito breeding behavior | 13 |
Mosquito biting behavior | 10 |
Thematic message 2: Calls to adopt practices, and changes | 161 |
Social changes towards malaria elimination | 63 |
Clean the surrounding environment | 42 |
Utilization of ITN | 23 |
Take precautionary measures for IRS | 18 |
Seek treatment and drug use for malaria | 15 |
Thematic message 3: Threat perceptions from malaria | 123 |
Perceived severity | 101 |
Risk conditions | 15 |
Perceived risk or vulnerability | 7 |
Thematic message 4: Perceived effectiveness of measures | 76 |
Insecticide treated nets/nets (ITNs) | 49 |
Cleaning surrounding | 12 |
Use of drugs | 6 |
Treatment of malaria or suggestive symptoms: | 5 |
Indoor residual spray (IRS) | 4 |
Thematic message 5: Misconceptions, beliefs, and malpractices | 26 |
Preventive and treatment malpractices | 23 |
Misconceptions about causes | 3 |
aTotal message occurrences | 602 |