Determinants of Malaria Prevention and Treatment Seeking Behaviours of Pregnant Undergraduates Resident in University Hostels, South-East Nigeria

Table 4

Actions the respondents take to prevent and treat malaria infection.

Action to prevent and/or treat malaria	Purpose of action
	To prevent malaria; (, 32.2%)	To treat malaria; (, 66.9%)
Go to hospital	16 (41.0%)	41 (50.6%)
Buy any antimalarial medicine at chemist shop	30 (76.9%)	51 (63.0%)
Use local herbs/home remedies
Fresh neem leaves juice	2 (5.1%)	9 (11.1%)
Scent leaves	3 (7.7%)	—
Magic kola	4 (10.3%)	2 (2.5%)
Bitter kola	1 (2.6%)	3 (3.7%)
Bitter leaf juice	—	—
Undergo steam bath ritual “(okpukpu aju)”	5 (12.8%)	—
Take some analgesics to relief symptoms	—	7 (8.6%)
Take nutraceuticals	4 (10.3%)	—
Take holy water, pray, fast	—	3 (3.7%)
No action	82 (67.8%)	40 (33.1%)