Pregnant Women and Malaria Preventive Measures: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 2

Respondents’ knowledge on malaria preventive measures.

		Frequency (250)	Percentage (%)
Have you heard of malaria?	No	1	0.4
	Yes	249	99.6
If 1, from where?	Family member	47	18.9
	Media	31	12.4
	Poster	15	6.0
	School	103	41.4
	Church or Mosque	12	4.8
	Health facility	41	16.5
Malaria can be transmitted from the bite of a mosquito infected with malaria	No	7	2.8
	Yes	239	97.2
Malaria can be transmitted by coming into close contact with a malaria patient	No	224	90.0
	Yes	25	10.0
Malaria can be transmitted by drinking contaminated water	No	176	71.0
	Yes	72	29.0
Sleeping under bed nets can prevent malaria	No	12	4.8
	Yes	236	95.2
Wearing long-sleeved clothing during the night can prevent malaria	No	70	28.1
	Yes	179	71.9
Spraying insecticides can prevent malaria	No	8	3.2
	Yes	242	96.8
Trimming bushes around the house can prevent malaria	No	13	5.2
	Yes	235	94.8
Cleaning dark corners in the house can prevent malaria	No	14	5.6
	Yes	236	94.4
Do you know that the IPTP drug should be taken twice after 16 weeks of pregnancy to prevent malaria attacks?	No	19	7.6
	Yes	231	92.4
Does eliminating stagnant water around the house prevent the breeding of mosquitos?	No	10	4.0
	Yes	238	96.0
Does netting doors and windows prevent malaria attacks?	No	10	4.0
	Yes	239	96.0
Knowledge level on malaria prevention	Unfavourable	55	22.0
	Favourable	195	78.0

Source: field survey (2021).