Research Article
Determinants of Malaria Prevention and Treatment Seeking Behaviours of Pregnant Undergraduates Resident in University Hostels, South-East Nigeria
Table 3
What respondents do to prevent malaria infection.
| | Malaria preventive measures | Always | Some times | Never | Mean | | 3 | 2 | 1 | (SD) |
| | Vector (%) | | | | | | Use indoor residual sprays | 32 (26.4) | 63 (52.1) | 26 (21.5) | 2.1 (0.69) | | Use mosquito coils to ward off mosquitoes | 4 (3.3) | 12 (9.9) | 105 (86.8) | 1.2 (0.48) | | Avoid stagnant water in open containers in room | 40 (33.0) | 11 (9.1) | 70 (57.9) | 1.8 (0.91) | | Reservoir (%) | | | | | | Sleep under insecticide-treated net | 8 (6.6) | 10 (8.3) | 103 (85.1) | 1.4 (0.70) | | Sleep under net but not treated with insect repellants | 33 (27.3) | 25 (20.7) | 63 (52.0) | 1.8 (0.86) | | Screen door and windows with net | 23 (19.0) | 3 (2.5) | 95 (78.5) | 1.4 (0.79) | | Use mosquito repellent creams/oil | 18 (14.9) | 24 (19.8) | 79 (65.3) | 1.5 (0.74) | | Wear protective clothing | 28 (23.1) | 17 (14.1) | 76 (62.8) | 1.6 (0.84) | | Causative agent (%) | | | | | | Use medicine collected from hospital/clinic | 25 (20.7) | 20 (16.5) | 76 (62.8) | 1.6 (0.81) | | Buy antimalaria medicine from chemist shop (or OTC) | 34 (28.1) | 40 (33.1) | 47 (38.8) | 1.9 (0.82) | | Take medicinal herbs from home | 14 (11.6) | 18 (14.9) | 89 (73.5) | 1.4 (0.69) | | Other actions | | | | | | Use electric mosquito swatter | 25 (20.7) | 35 (28.9) | | | | Use nutraceuticals | 3 (2.5) | 1 (0.8) | | |
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SD = standard deviation.
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