Pregnant Women and Malaria Preventive Measures: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana

Table 3

Respondents’ attitude towards malaria preventive measures.

		Frequency (250)	Percentage (%)
If someone has malaria, people should avoid having close contact with him or her	Agree	7	2.8
	Disagree	238	95.2
	Neutral	5	2.0
I think that one can recover spontaneously from malaria without any treatment	Agree	50	20.1
	Disagree	149	59.8
	Neutral	50	20.1
I can buy antimalaria drugs from the drug shop/pharmacy to treat myself when I get malaria	Agree	233	94.0
	Disagree	4	1.6
	Neutral	11	4.4
I think the best way to prevent myself from getting malaria is to avoid getting mosquito bites	Agree	246	98.8
	Disagree	3	1.2
	Neutral	0	0.0
I will seek advice or treatment when I get malaria	Agree	239	96.0
	Disagree	7	2.8
	Neutral	3	1.2
I believe sleeping under a mosquito net during the night can be avoided because of heat	Agree	149	59.8
	Disagree	78	31.3
	Neutral	22	8.8
In my opinion, mostly children and pregnant women are at risk of malaria	Agree	208	83.5
	Disagree	13	5.2
	Neutral	28	11.2
I might be at a greater risk of getting malaria if I work and sleep overnight in the garden or forest	Agree	245	98.8
	Disagree	2	0.8
	Neutral	1	0.4
I am sure that anyone can get malaria	Agree	243	98.0
	Disagree	1	0.4
	Neutral	4	1.6
I think that it is dangerous when malaria medicine is not taken completely	Agree	207	83.5
	Disagree	8	3.2
	Neutral	33	13.3
I think that I should go to the health center/clinic to have my blood tested as soon as I suspect that I have suffered from malaria	Agree	236	95.2
	Disagree	2	0.8
	Neutral	10	4.0
It is difficult to take antenatal malaria prophylaxis drug (SP)	Agree	209	83.9
	Disagree	19	7.6
	Neutral	21	8.4
Attitude level toward malaria preventive measures	Unfavourable	95	38.0
	Favourable	155	62.0

Source: field survey (2021).