Research Article
Malariometric Survey of Ibeshe Community in Ikorodu, Lagos State: Dry Season
Table 5
Knowledge and practice of malaria control.
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| Cause of malaria fever* | | Staying in the sun | 1089 (85.8) | Oil | 474 (63.6) | Alcohol | 500 (43.5) | Mosquito bite | 1292 (95.8) | Dirty water | 1087 (88.2) | Witchcraft | 391 (34.5) | Working for too long (stress) | 1065 (86.2) | Recognition of malaria symptoms* | | Hot body | 133 (89.9) | Vomiting | 877 (58.9) | Refusal to eat | 1151 (77.3) | Body ache | 1146 (77.0) | Headache | 1264 (84.9) | Diarrhea | 628 (42.2) | Sweating | 1030 (69.2) | Fatigue | 998 (67.0) | Malaise | 978 (65.7) | Sleeping all day | 478 (32.1) | Dull | 421 (28.3) | Bitter taste | 391 (26.3) | Yellow urine | 365 (24.5) | Action taken when malaria occur ()* | | Treat at home | 280 (22.5) | Go to chemist/pharmacy | 308 (24.8) | Go to hospital | 815 (65.6) | Go to church/mosque | 15 (1.2) | Go to traditional healer | 23 (1.2) | Do nothing | 6 (0.5) | Distance to health facility () | | <1 km | 310 (25.3) | 1-2 km | 238 (19.4) | >2–5 km | 283 (23.1) | >5–10 km | 260 (21.2) | >10 km | 134 (10.9) | Malaria protective measures taken* | | Sleeping under the net | 413 (27.7) | Sleeping under insecticide treated net | 441 (29.6) | Sleeping with windows closed | 752 (50.5) | Sleeping with window with net | 1147 (77.0) | Use of insecticide spray (Shelltox, Raid, Baygon) | 854 (57.4) | Burning coil/grass | 765 (51.4) | Clearing bushes | 1114 (74.8) | Draining stagnant water | 897 (60.2) | Clearing gutter | 969 (65.1) | Covering the body with cloth | 784 (52.7) | Amount spent on malaria treatment in a month () | | None | 287 (20.8) | <N500.00 | 290 (21.0) | N500.00–N1,000.00 | 271 (19.7) | >N1,000.00–N1,500.00 | 146 (10.6) | >N1,5000.000 | 385 (27.9) |
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Multiple responses.
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