Table 3.
Compare-Mean Tests of Knowledge of Malaria Indicators by Mediums of Communication.
| Variable | Involved in community-level education (N = 3,157) | Exposed to media message (N = 3,157) | Exposed to both mediums (N = 1,902) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Control | Treatment | Difference | Total | Control | Treatment | Difference | Total | Control | Treatment | Difference | |
| Symptoms of malaria index | 33.732 (.286) | 33.443 (.295) | 37.952 (1.103) | −4.508*** (1.165) | 33.732 (.286) | 30.240 (.355) | 38.407 (.439) | −8.167*** (.559) | 30.942 (.357) | 30.176 (.364) | 40.175 (1.383) | −9.999*** (1.323) |
| Causes of malaria index | 60.547 (.207) | 60.487 (.213) | 61.435 (.835) | −.948 (.844) | 60.547 (.207) | 58.868 (.259) | 62.795 (.327) | −3.927*** (.412) | 59.092 (.255) | 58.841 (.262) | 62.107 (.995) | −3.266*** (.955) |
| Prevention of malaria index | 41.172 (.214) | 40.953 (.220) | 44.382 (.847) | −3.429*** (.872) | 41.172 (.214) | 39.245 (.267) | 43.753 (.338) | −4.509*** (.425) | 39.640 (.263) | 39.162 (.270) | 45.389 (.983) | −6.227*** (.979) |
| Overall knowledge index | 30.755 (.122) | 30.23 (.126) | 32.687 (.477) | −2.064*** (.497) | 30.755 (.122) | 29.132 (.154) | 32.928 (.182) | −3.795*** (.237) | 29.437 (.153) | 29.092 (.157) | 33.588 (.572) | −4.496*** (.568) |
Source: Authors’ computation based on data from MIC 2016.