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• TITLE: Knowledge and health seeking behavior for malaria among the local inhabitants in an endemic area of Ethiopia: implications for control

  AUTHORS: Kaliyaperumal Karunamoorthi, Abdi Kumera

  KEYWORDS: Malaria; Knowledge;Health seeking behaviour; Ethiopia

  JOURNAL NAME: Health, Vol.2 No.6, June 30, 2010

  ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the knowledge and health seeking behavior for malaria among the local inhabitants in an endemic area of Ethiopia: Implications for control. 98.6% and 80.7% of respondents had awareness about malaria and the cause (‘mosquito bite’) of malaria, respectively. 186 (81.6%) respondents seek treatment for a febrile disease from health care facilities. Chi-square analysis revealed a strong association between the edu- cational status of respondents and the measures they take to prevent malaria (Х2 = 58.7; df = 16; p