Table 2 Knowledge about malaria elimination at six targeted townships for malaria elimination, Myanmar, 2017 to 2018
Knowledge† | n = 544 | |
|---|---|---|
No. | (%) | |
Knowledge of definition of malaria elimination | 134 | (25) |
Knowledge of definition of malaria case | 242 | (45) |
Knowledge on activities for malaria elimination | ||
Finding malaria patients, check blood test and effective treatment | 541 | (99) |
Surveillance | 524 | (96) |
Health education about malaria | 535 | (98) |
Vector control activities | 435 | (80) |
Category of malaria cases | ||
Indigenous case | 332 | (61) |
Introduced case | 252 | (46) |
Imported case | 296 | (54) |
Relapse case | 216 | (39) |
Induced case | 338 | (62) |
Recrudescent case | 203 | (37) |
Those who are required to test for malaria | ||
Patients with fever, malaise and chills | 514 | (94) |
All febrile patients from malaria foci, especially during the transmission season | 527 | (97) |
People with a history of malaria/having visited a malaria endemic area in the past 3 years and any increase in body temperature | 498 | (91) |
People with anaemia of unknown cause | 241 | (44) |
Patients with hepatomegaly or splenomegaly (or both) | 420 | (77) |
Recipients of donated blood who have fever during three months after the transfusion | 477 | (88) |
In low transmission intensity setting or transmission is assumed to be interrupted, people surrounding the index case(s) should be tested regardless of symptoms | 383 | (70) |
Types of foci in foci investigation | ||
Active foci | 161 | (30) |
Residual non-active foci | 143 | (26) |
Clear foci | 145 | (27) |