Zambia - Malaria Behavior Survey

Country Results

Zones

Households

Individual respondents

92%

Knowledge: Respondents with a comprehensive knowledge of care-seeking were 3.8 times more likely to seek prompt and appropriate care for their child with fever.
Social Norms: Respondents who believed that people in their community sought care on the same day or the day after they developed a fever were 2.3 times more likely to seek prompt and appropriate care.

86%

Attitudes: Respondents with favorable attitudes toward the use of mosquito nets were 1.5 times more likely to report net care behaviors.
Media Exposure: Respondents who reported hearing malaria messages from a health facility were 1.7 times more likely to use a net every night.

87%

Attitudes: Women with favorable attitudes toward IPTp were 3.9 times more likely to attend ANC at least four times in a future pregnancy.
Social Norms: Women who believed that most women in their community start ANC in the first trimester were 2.2 times more likely to start ANC early.
Perceptions of healthcare workers: Women who perceived that most ANC providers treat women with respect were 1.9 times more likely to intend to initiate early ANC in a future pregnancy.

The survey report, results briefs, and survey questionnaires are available for download below.