Table 5.
Attitudes and practices against malaria elimination program.
| Variables | N (%) | Chi-square | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | I don’t know | ||||||
| Al-ardah | Samtah | Al-ardah | Samtah | Al-ardah | Samtah | |||
| Did you hear about the fight against malaria? | 562 (52.5) | 397 (37.1) | 111 (10.4) | 39.98 | .000 | |||
| 303 (28.3) | 259 (24.2) | 268 (25.0) | 129 (12.1) | 40 (3.7) | 71 (6.6) | |||
| Is there an insecticide spraying process in your home? | 652 (60.9) | 340 (31.8) | 78 (7.3) | 19.629 | .000 | |||
| 381 (35.6) | 271 (25.3) | 204 (19.1) | 136 (12.7) | 26 (2.4) | 52 (4.9) | |||
| Do you know the headquarters of the control of communicable diseases (malaria) near your home? | 256 (23.9) | 673 (62.9) | 141 (13.2) | 43.131 | .000 | |||
| 149 (39.0) | 107 (10.0) | 417 (39.0) | 256 (23.9) | 45 (4.2) | 96 (9.0) | |||
| Did you participate in the malaria control process? | 126 (11.8) | 883 (82.5) | 61 (5.7) | 6.482 | .039 | |||
| 68 (6.4) | 58 (5.4) | 517 (48.3) | 366 (34.2) | 26 (2.4) | 35 (3.3) | |||
| Do you know the means and methods of fighting malaria? | 459 (42.9) | 513 (47.9) | 98 (9.2) | 41.600 | .000 | |||
| 221 (20.7) | 238 (22.2) | 345 (32.3) | 168 (15.7) | 45 (4.2) | 53 (5.0) | |||
| Have you been guided or attended any malaria education program? | 189 (17.7) | 817 (76.4) | 64 (6.0) | 48.644 | .00 | |||
| 69 (6.4) | 120 (11.2) | 514 (48.0) | 303 (28.3) | 28 (2.6) | 36 (3.4) | |||