. 2006 Dec 15;5:123. doi: 10.1186/1475-2875-5-123

Table 1.

Responses of the Kalajatha events performed in December 2001

		Respondents

S. No	Questionnaires	Exposed	Non-exposed	P
1	Any new learning	17 children and102 adults responded that they had learnt new information about malaria	None responded correctly	< 0.001^a
2	Signs and symptoms of malaria	6 children and 93 adults could describe the three stages of malaria; chill, fever and sweat	None could tell correctly	< 0.001^a
3	Knowledge of malaria transmission	9 children and 57 adults specified correctly	Only 4 school children	< 0.001^b
4	Name of the malaria vectors	11 children and 61 adults. Children clearly specified female Anopheles mosquito	Only 4 school children	< 0.001^b
5	Breeding grounds of malaria vectors	19 children and 102 adults clearly specified clear water sources	3 children and 10 adults specified clear water	< 0.001^b
6	Larvivorous fish in malaria control	19 children and137 adults clearly specified	Only 13 adults specified	< 0.001^b
7	Names of larvivorous fish	8 children and 18 adults correctly responded	None responded	< 0.001^a
8	Any physical improvement/changes after the events	All responded positively to change in their attitude towards cleanliness and hygiene. However, no change in practice was observed	Negative response

^aFisher Exact test; ^bChi-square test; % Effectiveness could not be found due to some responses were 0 (none) in the non-exposed respondents.