General malaria knowledge | Public n (%) N = 32 | Private n (%) N = 20 | X 2 (p-value) |
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Malaria in pregnancy is a very serious illness | 27 (84.4) | 20 (100) | 3.37 (0.064) |
Adverse effects on the women | |||
Tiredness | 19 (59.4) | 2 (10.0) | 12.463 (0.001) |
Death of baby | 25 (78.1) | 9 (45.0) | 5.967 (0.02) |
Anaemia | 28 (87.5) | 14 (70.0) | 0.156 (0.81) |
Death of woman | 19 (59.4) | 3 (15.0) | 9.929 (0.002) |
Low birth weight | 21 (65.6) | 5 (25.0) | 8.125 (0.004) |
Malaria detection in patients | |||
Physical examination | 7 (21.9) | 0 (0) | 0.037 (0.87) |
Symptoms recognition | 25 (78.1) | 9 (47.4) | 5.075 (0.02) |
Microscopic examination | 21 (65.6) | 13 (68.4) | 0.042 (0.84) |
Rapid diagnostic test | 14 (43.8) | 3 (15.8) | 4.194 (0.04) |
Self recognition | 4 (12.5) | 0 (0) | 0.283 (0.67) |