Malaria remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in tropical and subtropical regions of the world, despite decades of malaria control efforts. Aims &
A descriptive cross-sectional survey was carried out in rural area of Vadodara. A structured questionnaire was administered to 168 randomly selected households. Only one adultperson was interviewed per household. The interviewees were the heads of households and in the absence of the heads of households responsible adults above 18 years were interviewed.
Despite fair knowledge of malaria in rural area of Vadodara, there is a need for improving the availability of information through the preferred community channels as well as professional health routes.