Prevalence of Malaria and Associated Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice among Suspected Patients in Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Knowledge of respondents regarding to cause, sign and symptoms, transmission, and preventive methods of malaria, Bahir Dar Zuria district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020.
Variables
Category
Frequency ()
Percentage
Do you know malaria
Yes
144
96.6
No
5
3.4
Causes of malaria
Mosquito bite
72
48.3
Cold temperature
2
1.3
Poor sanitation
1
0.7
Unknown
74
49.7
Main malaria transmission seasons
Before main rainy season
9
6.0
Main rainy season
49
32.9
After main rainy season
82
55.0
All year round
12
8.1
Unknown
6
4.0
The main sign and symptoms of malaria
Fever/sweat
83
55.7
Headache
83
55.7
Feeling cold
94
63.1
Chills/shivers
94
63.1
Nausea/vomiting
20
13.4
Weakness, joint/muscle pain
38
25.5
Loss of appetite
46
30.9
How do people get malaria?
Mosquitoes bite
72
48.3
Drinking dirty water
52
34.9
Working in sun
10
6.7
Did not get enough food
16
10.7
Leave near collected water
33
22.1
Working in cold temperature
20
13.4
I do not know
35
23.5
Which group of people is more affected by malaria?
