Table 3 Malaria preventive behavior of the study participants
From: Malaria among foreign migrant workers in Savannakhet Province, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Characteristics | Number (n = 391) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Frequency of bed net use | ||
Everyday | 245 | 62.7 |
Often | 78 | 19.9 |
Sometimes | 28 | 7.2 |
Never | 40 | 10.2 |
Frequency of mosquito repellent skin lotion use | ||
Everyday | 4 | 1.0 |
Often | 10 | 2.6 |
Sometimes | 31 | 7.9 |
Never | 339 | 86.7 |
Unknown | 7 | 1.8 |
Experience of taking anti-malaria medicine for malaria prevention in Lao PDR | ||
Yes | 11a | 2.8 |
No | 375 | 95.9 |
Unknown | 5 | 1.3 |
Frequency of taking the anti-malaria medicine (n = 11) | ||
Everyday | 0 | 0.0 |
Often | 0 | 0.0 |
Sometimes | 4 | 36.4 |
Rarely | 6 | 54.5 |
Unknown | 1 | 9.1 |