Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Malaria among People Attending Mekaneeyesus Primary Hospital, South Gondar, Northwestern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Knowledge of respondents related to cause, sign and symptoms, transmission of malaria, and mosquito breeding areas, Mekaneeyesus hospital, South Gondar, northwestern Ethiopia, 2018.

Variables	Categories		Frequency (%)
Cause of malaria	Mosquito bite		336 (86.2)
	Flies		10 (2.6)
	Do not know		44 (11.3)
Do you know how malaria is transmitted?	Yes		320 (82.1)
	No		70 (17.9)
Malaria transmission	Mosquito bite		294 (75.4)
	Drinking untreated water and eating dirty food		13 (3.3)
	Contacting malaria patient		17 (4.4)
	Do not know		66 (16.9)
When do mosquitoes mostly bite?	During the day time		8 (2.1)
	During night time		354 (90.8)
	Any time		24 (6.2)
	I do not know		4 (1.0)
Mosquitoes breeding site	Stagnant water		265 (67.9)
	Tall grass		80 (20.5)
	Bushes		41 (10.5)
	Running water		4 (1.0)
Indoor preventing methods of malaria	Insecticide-treated bed net		218 (55.9)
	Insecticide residual spray		85 (21.8)
	Fumigation		3 (0.8)
	Keep windows and doors closed in the evening		84 (21.5)
Outdoor preventing methods of malaria	Avoid weeds	Yes	334 (85.6)
		No	56 (14.4)
	Avoid stagnant water	Yes	363 (93.1)
		No	27 (6.9)
	Insecticide spray	Yes	37 (9.5)
		No	353 (90.5)
Susceptible group for malaria	Under five	Yes	256 (65.6)
		No	134 (34.4)
	Pregnant women	Yes	251 (64.4)
		No	139 (35.6)
	Elderly	Yes	153 (39.2)
		No	237 (60.8)
	Equal for all	Yes	119 (30.5)
		No	271 (69.5)
Symptoms of malaria	Fever	Yes	386 (99.0)
		No	4 (1.0)
	Head ach	Yes	382 (97.9)
		No	8 (2.1)
	Chill and shivering	Yes	383 (98.2)
		No	7 (1.8)
	Loss of appetite	Yes	377 (96.7)
		No	13 (3.3)