Abstract
Aims: The objectives were to determine the rural communitiesknowledge on cause, transmission, spread of malaria, breeding sites of mosquitoes, signs and symptoms, health seeking behaviour of respondents, preventive measure s and patterns of home management of malaria in the rural communities in Imo State. Study Design: A descriptive survey design was used. Place and Duration of Study:Imo State, Nigeria, between February 2013 and April 2013. Methodology: The sample size was 2674 adults (1650 males, 1024 females, age range 20-70 years). A structured, validated and reliable questionnaire (r = 0.81) and focus group discussion were used as instruments for data collection. Results: The result showed that out of 2674 respondent s, 1683(62.9%) reported that malaria is transmissible while 976(36.5%) reported that malaria is not transmissible. Majority 2262(84.6%) noted that malaria spreads through mosquito bite while insignificant number said malaria spreads through drinking dirty water and eating unhygienic food. 1501(56.1%) noted that stagnant dirty water is a common breeding site for mosquitoes.
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