Table 5.
Reported behaviors toward preventive measures against anemia in the Taabo HDSS, south-central Côte d’Ivoire
|
Characteristics |
Women (N=115) |
Children (N=200) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spontaneous n (%) | Probed n (%) | p (KW) | p (WRS) | Spontaneous n (%) | Probed n (%) | p (KW) | p (WRS) | |
| Varied dieta |
26 (22.6) |
82 (71.3) |
0.122 |
0.206 |
46 (23.0) |
121 (60.5) |
0.402 |
0.048 |
| Protection from malariab |
15 (13.0) |
90 (78.3) |
0.053 |
0.395 |
15 (7.5) |
158 (79.0) |
0.110 |
0.899 |
| Drink bissap |
14 (12.2) |
92 (80.0) |
0.073 |
0.689 |
36 (18.0) |
129 (64.5) |
0.083 |
0.553 |
| Eat meat, fish |
16 (13.9) |
76 (66.1) |
0.046 |
0.191 |
10 (20.0) |
132 (66.0) |
0.448 |
0.058 |
| Traditional medicine |
4 (3.5) |
95 (82.6) |
0.417 |
0.641 |
2 (1.0) |
143 (71.5) |
0.005 |
0.267 |
| Prayers, spiritual practices |
0 |
65 (56.5) |
0.005 |
0.014 |
5 (2.5) |
124 (62.0) |
<0.001 |
0.131 |
| Good hygiene |
3 (4.5) |
0 |
0.443 |
0.707 |
13 (6.5) |
N/A |
0.075 |
0.983 |
| Eat leafy vegetables |
29 (25.2) |
N/A |
0.705 |
0.618 |
5 (2.5) |
N/A |
0.694 |
0.157 |
| Drink Coca-Cola |
9 (7.8) |
N/A |
0.022 |
0.238 |
13 (6.5) |
N/A |
0.001 |
0.985 |
| Eat tomatoes |
11 (9.6) |
N/A |
0.028 |
0.109 |
10 (5.0) |
148 (74.0) |
0.679 |
0.146 |
| Visit health centersc | 32 (27.8) | 76 (66.1) | 0.106 | 0.433 | 34 (17.0) | 132 (66.0) | 0.110 | 0.794 |
Mean prominence of reported variables (coded 2 if spontaneously reported; 1, if reported after probing; and 0 if not reported) of women and children are reported. Mean prominence of reported variables have been compared across study settings and between people who had been exposed to prior research and those newly recruited with the Kruskal-Wallis (KW) and Wilcoxon rank-sum (WRS) tests, respectively, and associated p-values are reported. Multiple responses were permitted.
a Spontaneous responses include “we shall eat enough/good food/vitamins”, “we shall watch for our alimentation” (see Discussion).
b Three types of spontaneous answers are grouped here: “not walking under the sun”, “protection against djékouadjo”, and “protection against mosquitoes”.
c People either mention “we shall do regular health check-up” or “we shall go to the doctor when we are ill”.
N/A, not applicable.