Table 6.
Partial correlation of demographic variables and mothers’ attitude towards malaria prevention
| Measurement | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of mother (1) | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| Marital status (2) | − 0.231** | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| Number of children under 5 years (3) | 0.281** | − 0.141* | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Religion (4) | 0.130* | 0.039 | 0.079 | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Mother’s level of education (5) | 0.152* | 0.021 | 0.077 | − 0.058 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Occupation (6) | − 0.194** | 0.033 | − 0.154** | − 0.238** | 0.189** | 1.00 | |||||||
| Malaria health care seeking when child sick (7) | 0.057 | − 0.005 | 0.089 | 0.100 | − 0.046 | − 0.147* | 1.00 | ||||||
| How prompt do seek treatment (8) | 0.097 | 0.162** | 0.125* | 0.090 | − 0.023 | − 0.332** | 1.00 | ||||||
| Where do You seek treatment (9) | − 0.113 | 0.189** | 0.029 | 0.102 | 0.084 | − 0.264** | 0.236** | 0.424** | 1.00 | ||||
| Malaria is a life-threatening disease (10) | 0.081 | 0.135* | 0.102 | 0.155** | 0.174** | − 0.141* | 0.250** | 0.242** | 0.375** | 1.00 | |||
| Dangerous not to complete malaria treatment (11) | − 0.033 | 0.173** | 0.067 | 0.117 | 0.173** | − 0.285** | 0.220** | 0.400** | 0.645** | 0.535** | 1.00 | ||
| Anyone can get malaria (12) | 0.025 | 0.081 | 0.054 | 0.144* | 0.068 | − 0.169** | 0.285** | 0.266** | 0.450** | 0.457** | 0.514** | 1.00 | |
| Possible to recover from malaria (13) | − 0.047 | − 0.008 | − 0.102 | 0.044 | 0.038 | 0.227** | − 0.142* | − 0.129* | − 0.153* | − 0.184** | − 0.165** | − 0.124* | 1.00 |
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)