Introduction: Malaria is a vector borne disease caused by plasmodium species which is dangerous causing morbidity and mortality globally and in India. In India 1.31 million cases were reported in 2017 which constitutes 6% of total malaria cases in world and total malaria deaths in India were 23990. This study aimed to assess the level of knowledge regarding malaria among samples from coastal region of Malpe district, Karnataka. Methodology: The study has adopted a quantitative approach and descriptive survey design to assess the level of knowledge regarding malaria among people in coastal region. A descriptive survey was undertaken among 388 adults in coastal region.
The data collection tools used were demographic proforma with 10 items and a self administered knowledge questionnaire. Frequency and percentage distribution was done for identifying the level of knowledge. Results: Among the total samples (388), 293 samples (75.51%) had average knowledge on malaria, 65 samples (16.75%) had good knowledge, and 30 samples (7.73%) had poor knowledge on malaria. Conclusions: WHO reports that India is unlikely to reduce the incidence of malaria to half by 2020 and the main cause is that of poor surveillance system. The primary preventive measures should be strengthened where the common people are aware about the problem
and encourage group to perform preventive and control measures and reduce morbidity and mortality caused by malaria.

Keywords: Malaria; Level of Knowledge; Coastal Region.