Table 6 Practices of respondents towards malaria prevention and control in Chagni town, 2018
Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Seek treatment in 24 h of onset of symptoms | Yes | 243 (91.4) |
No | 23 (8.8) | |
Seek treatment from | Health center/clinic | 243 (91.4) |
Drug shop/Pharmacy | 15 (5.6) | |
Look for traditional medicine | 8 (3) | |
ITN possessed (N = 274) | Yes | 268 (98) |
ITNs per family | One | 20 (8) |
Two | 167 (62) | |
More than two | 81 (30) | |
ITN used previous night | Yes | 201 (75) |
No | 67 (25) | |
Who uses ITN | Husband and wife | 44 (22) |
Pregnant mother and children | 149 (74) | |
All family | 8 (4) | |
Seasonal use of ITNs | All year | 201 (75) |
During malaria season | 67 (25) | |
Reason for not using ITN | Do not prevent malaria | 24 (36) |
Burning sensation | 43 (64) | |
Damage (worn-out) | 6 (100) | |
House spray with insecticide (n = 274) | Yes | 271 (99) |
No | 3 (1) | |
IRS usage | Last 6 months | 210 (77.5) |
Last 12 month | 61 (22.5) |