Table 4.
Knowledge of deworming.
| Variable | Intervention (Routine) | Control (campaign) | p Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||
| Benefits of deworming in children | |||||
| To prevent malnutrition | 177 | 55.7 | 214 | 69.7 | 0.000 |
| To improve the growth of children | 173 | 54.4 | 209 | 68.1 | 0.000 |
| Other (eliminate worms in the body, improve immunity) | 128 | 40.3 | 102 | 33.2 | 0.073 |
| Children's frequency of receiving deworming tablets | |||||
| Once a year | 30 | 9.4 | 15 | 4.9 | |
| Twice a year | 39 | 12.3 | 116 | 37.8 | |
| Every 3 months | 148 | 46.5 | 130 | 42.3 | 0.000 |
| I don't know | 64 | 20.1 | 37 | 12.1 | |
| Others | 37 | 11.6 | 9 | 2.9 | |
| Knowledge of minimum age for deworming children | 160 | 50 | 160 | 50 | 0.006 |
| Sources of information on deworming of children | |||||
| Health facility | 253 | 79.6 | 278 | 90.6 | 0.000 |
| Friends | 28 | 8.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.000 |
| Relatives | 43 | 13.5 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.000 |
| Outreaches | 42 | 13.2 | 2 | 0.7 | 0.000 |
| CHVs | 199 | 62.6 | 268 | 87.3 | 0.000 |
| Others (Chemist, ECDs and common knowledge) | 29 | 9.1 | 9 | 2.9 | 0.001 |