Table 1.
Baseline of accuracy rate of malaria related KAP among mountain worker populations
|
Content |
Group |
Testing area |
Control area |
||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | K (%) | A (%) | P (%) | Population | K (%) | A (%) | P (%) | ||
| Gender |
Male |
316 |
121 (38.29) |
112 (35.44) |
140 (44.3) |
181 |
84 (46.41) |
75 (41.44) |
81 (44.75) |
| Female |
230 |
85 (36.96) |
90 (39.13) |
95 (41.30) |
198 |
69 (34.85) |
74 (37.37) |
87 (43.94) |
|
| Age group (years) |
< 20 |
47 |
20 (42.55) |
22 (46.81) |
19 (40.43) |
38 |
18 (47.37) |
18 (47.37) |
15 (39.47) |
| 20-40 |
325 |
103 (31.69) |
115 (35.38) |
132 (40.62) |
264 |
99 (37.50) |
101 (38.26) |
113 (42.80) |
|
| Educational status |
> 40 |
174 |
83 (47.70) |
65 (37.36) |
84 (48.28) |
77 |
36 (46.75) |
30 (38.96) |
40 (51.95) |
| Illiteracy/Semiliterate |
38 |
10 (26.32) |
9 (23.68) |
17 (44.74) |
121 |
39 (32.23) |
42 34.71) |
48 (39.67) |
|
| Primary education |
105 |
33 (31.43) |
35 (33.33) |
47 (44.76) |
225 |
101 (44.89) |
90 (40.00) |
100 (44.44) |
|
| Junior high school and above |
403 |
163 (40.45) |
158 (39.21) |
171 (42.43) |
33 |
13 (39.39) |
17 (51.52) |
20 (60.61) |
|
| Sum | 546 | 206 (37.73) | 202 (37.00) | 235 (43.04) | 379 | 153 (40.37) | 149 (39.31) | 168 (44.33) | |
K = Rate of malaria knowledge; A = Rate of correct attitude; P = Rate of good practice.