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Table 4 Caregiver’s knowledge of malaria

From: Factors impacting test-based management of suspected malaria among caregivers of febrile children and private medicine retailers within rural communities of Fanteakwa North District, Ghana

Characteristics

n(%)

Asirebuso

n(%)

Ahomamu

n(%)

Dominase

n(%)

Dedeso

n(%)

 

254 (100)

38 (14.96)

91 (35.83)

72 (28.35)

53 (20.87)

Perceived cause of malaria

 Malaria germ

9 (3.54)

0 (0)

0 (0)

6 (8.33)

3 (5.66)

 Mosquito

207 (81.50)

22 (57.89)

82 (90.11)

62 (86.11)

41 (77.36)

 others

33 (12.99)

15 (39.47)

7 (7.69)

2 (2.78)

9 (16.98)

 Don’t know

5 (1.97)

1 (2.63)

2 (2.20)

2 (2.78)

0.(0)

Perceived malaria transmission

 Mosquito bite

189 (74.41)

28 (73.68)

79 (86.81)

43 (59.72)

39 (73.58)

 Walking in the sun

24 (9.45)

1 (2.63)

4 (4.40)

17 (23.61)

2 (3.77)

 Eating oily foods

9 (3.54)

2 (5.26)

1 (1.10)

4 (5.56)

2 (3.77)

 Spiritual

1 (0.39)

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (1.89)

 others

31 (12.20)

7 (18.42)

7 (7.69)

8 (11.11)

9 (16.98)