Use of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net among Pregnant Women and Guardians of Children under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Table 2

Malaria knowledge among participants.

Characteristics	Description	Frequency	Percentage
History of malaria in your family in the past 12 months	No	771	18.8
	Yes	3321	81.2
Number sign/symptoms of malaria known	0	87	1.9
	1-2	1101	23.5
	3 and more	3500	74.7
Number of methods to prevent malaria known	0	168	3.3
	1-2	470	9.1
	3 and more	4079	79.4
Knowledge of the cause of malaria	No	508	10.8
	Yes	4205	89.2
Best ways to protect against malaria	Keep house clean	1386	27.7
	Insecticide treated bednets	982	19.6
	Drink clean water/avoid drinking dirty water	980	19.1
	Spray insecticide	507	10.1
	Take medicine	390	7.8
	Avoid exposure to the sun	153	3.1
	Others	316	6.3
Sources of information	Health centers	1277	47.2
	Radio	669	24.7
	Health workers	284	10.5
	Television	221	8.2
	Posters	50	1.8
	Billboards	48	1.8
	Others	86	3.2