Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Malaria and Its Control in Rural Northwest Tanzania

Table 5

Reported respondent’s knowledge, perceptions and acceptance of Indoor Residual Sprays (IRS).

Variable	n	%
Heard of IRS campaign	174	49.2
Source of information about IRS
Radio program	69	37.9
TV advertisement	20	11
Community health workers	3	1.6
I sprayed my house	22	12.1
Government campaign	30	16.5
Others	38	20.9
Ready for IRS in their houses
Yes	308	86.3
No	26	7.3
Undecided	23	6.4
Reasons for accepting IRS
To kill mosquitoes	230	73.5
To kill mosquitoes and indoor insects	16	5.1
To protect the family from malaria	52	16.6
Others	15	4.8
Reasons for not accepting IRS
Insecticides have bad smell	12	30.8
Insecticides may kill my children	1	2.6
Insecticides may kill my animals	3	7.7
Insecticides may cause infertility	2	5.1
Others	21	53.9