Table 5.
Literacy on health and hygiene
HSA | Non-HPS | p value | |
1. Health knowledge scores (mean ± SD) | |||
Primary | 12.13+2.45 | 11.58+2.82 | <0.001 |
Secondary | 12.40+2.44 | 12.41+2.69 | 0.95 |
2. get health info from teachers (very much or quite a lot) | |||
Primary | 86.7% (441/509) | 84.2%(568/674) | 0.25 |
Secondary | 69.4% (546/786) | 68.7%(498/725) | 0.74 |
3. Get health info from classmates (very much or quite a lot) | |||
Primary | 39.4% (200/508) | 38.8%(260/671) | 0.83 |
Secondary | 28.4% (223/786) | 26.6%(193/725) | 0.45 |
4. Get health Information from ambassador (very much or quite a lot) | |||
Primary | 32.8% (165/503) | 17.7%(119/673) | <0.001 |
Secondary | 19.0% (149/785) | 10.5% (76/720) | <0.001 |
5. Get health info from media (very much or quite a lot) | |||
Primary | 46.5% (236/507) | 43.2%(291/673) | 0.002 |
Secondary | 48.5% (380/783) | 49.8%(360/724) | 0.64 |
6. Get health info from pamphlets (very much or quite a lot) | |||
Primary | 52.3% (265/507) | 46.2%(311/674) | 0.04 |
Secondary | 36.5% (287/786) | 27.3%(197/722) | <0.001 |
7. Get health info from website (very much or quite a lot) | |||
Primary | 42.3% (215/508) | 44.9%(303/674) | 0.37 |
Secondary | 20.3% (160/786) | 19.7%(143/724) | 0.77 |