Research Article
Pregnant Women and Malaria Preventive Measures: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Table 2
Respondents’ knowledge on malaria preventive measures.
| | Frequency (250) | Percentage (%) |
| Have you heard of malaria? | No | 1 | 0.4 | Yes | 249 | 99.6 |
| If 1, from where? | Family member | 47 | 18.9 | Media | 31 | 12.4 | Poster | 15 | 6.0 | School | 103 | 41.4 | Church or Mosque | 12 | 4.8 | Health facility | 41 | 16.5 |
| Malaria can be transmitted from the bite of a mosquito infected with malaria | No | 7 | 2.8 | Yes | 239 | 97.2 |
| Malaria can be transmitted by coming into close contact with a malaria patient | No | 224 | 90.0 | Yes | 25 | 10.0 |
| Malaria can be transmitted by drinking contaminated water | No | 176 | 71.0 | Yes | 72 | 29.0 |
| Sleeping under bed nets can prevent malaria | No | 12 | 4.8 | Yes | 236 | 95.2 |
| Wearing long-sleeved clothing during the night can prevent malaria | No | 70 | 28.1 | Yes | 179 | 71.9 |
| Spraying insecticides can prevent malaria | No | 8 | 3.2 | Yes | 242 | 96.8 |
| Trimming bushes around the house can prevent malaria | No | 13 | 5.2 | Yes | 235 | 94.8 |
| Cleaning dark corners in the house can prevent malaria | No | 14 | 5.6 | Yes | 236 | 94.4 |
| Do you know that the IPTP drug should be taken twice after 16 weeks of pregnancy to prevent malaria attacks? | No | 19 | 7.6 | Yes | 231 | 92.4 |
| Does eliminating stagnant water around the house prevent the breeding of mosquitos? | No | 10 | 4.0 | Yes | 238 | 96.0 |
| Does netting doors and windows prevent malaria attacks? | No | 10 | 4.0 | Yes | 239 | 96.0 |
| Knowledge level on malaria prevention | Unfavourable | 55 | 22.0 | Favourable | 195 | 78.0 |
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Source: field survey (2021).
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