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Table 3 Communicated malaria prevention and controls messages

From: Community knowledge and perceptions on malaria prevention and house screening in Nyabondo, Western Kenya

Personal Protection method messages

 

Count

Column N %

1

Use Mosquito net-untreated

36

64.3%

2

Use Treated Mosquito net

17

30.4%

3

Use Insecticide spray

2

3.6%

4

Use Preventive medicine

18

32.1%

5

Use Screen windows/eaves/doors

0

0.0%

6

Use Light the fire/coils

0

0.0%

7

Use Mosquito skin repellents

2

3.6%

 

Total

56

100.0%

Environmental management messages at household level

1

Clearing HH Refuse/waste disposal

26

52.0%

2

Filling Breeding sites

34

68.0%

3

Clearing canals &Vegetation around houses

16

32.0%

4

Destroying water Receptacles

18

36.0%

5

Others Messages

1

2.0%

 

Total

50

100.0%