Prevalence and Associated Factors of Malaria Infection among Outpatients Visiting Shewa Robit Health Center, Northcentral Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors that contribute to the transmission of malaria infection in Shewa Robit, Ethiopia (n = 422).

Variables		Frequency	Percent
History of malaria infection	Yes	305	72.3
	No	117	27.7
Availability of LLINs	Yes	353	83.6
	No	69	16.4
Reason for not using LLINs	Shortage	60	14.2
	Afraid of toxicity	158	37.4
	Misconception	91	21.6
Usage of LLINs	Yes	113	26.8
	No	309	73.2
Sleeping under LLINs	Daily	182	43.1
	Irregularly	24	5.7
	During malaria season	58	13.7
	Almost weakly	4	0.9
	Others specify^a	5	1.2
IRS	Yes	107	25.4
	No	315	74.6
Holes b/n wall and roof of the household	Yes	186	44.1
	No	236	55.9
Availability of mosquito breeding site	Yes	294	69.7
	No	128	30.3
Proximity to the breeding sites	<1 km	60	14.2
	1-2 km	22	5.2
	>2 km	37	8.8

^aother during treatment; LLINs = long-lasting insecticidal nets; IRS = residual indoor residual spraying.