Clinical Study

Knowledge and Misconceptions about Malaria among Pregnant Women in a Post-Conflict Internally Displaced Persons' Camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda

Table 2

Awareness about malaria signs and symptoms.

VariablesFrequencyPercentage
n%

Have ever heard about Malaria
 Yes64885
 No11615
Sources of information about malaria
 Cannot recall02203
 From community10015
 Radio23036
 Health centre29646
Malaria Signs and Symptoms mentioned
 Diarrhoea01302
 Others02604
 Dizziness02804
 Malaise03805
 Jaundice05708
 I do not know06609
 Vomiting10915
 Headache10915
 Fever14119
 Chill14620