Table 4.
Content |
Group |
Testing area |
Control area |
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Population | K (%) | A (%) | P (%) | Population | K (%) | A (%) | P (%) | ||
Gender |
Male |
295 |
249 (84.41) |
257 (87.12) |
263 (89.15) |
201 |
91 (45.27) |
93 (46.27) |
84 (41.79) |
Female |
260 |
245 (94.23) |
251 (96.54) |
249 (95.77) |
192 |
70 (36.46) |
80 (41.67) |
82 (42.71) |
|
Age group (years) |
<20 |
58 |
54 (93.10) |
51 (87.93) |
47 (81.03) |
45 |
25 (55.56) |
22 (48.89) |
15 (33.33) |
20-40 |
306 |
275 (89.87) |
291 (95.10) |
285 (93.14) |
237 |
83 (35.02) |
103 (43.46) |
98 (41.35) |
|
>40 |
191 |
165 (86.39) |
166 (86.91) |
180 (94.24) |
111 |
53 (47.75) |
48 (43.24) |
53 (47.75) |
|
Educational status |
Illiterate/semiliterate |
47 |
43 (91.49) |
40 (85.11) |
43 (91.49) |
115 |
42 (36.52) |
5 (44.35) |
48 (41.74) |
Primary education |
121 |
107 (88.43) |
104 (85.95) |
111 (91.74) |
231 |
102 (44.16) |
99 (42.86) |
93 (40.26) |
|
Junior high school and above |
387 |
344 (88.89) |
364 (94.06) |
358 (92.51) |
47 |
17 (36.17) |
23 (48.94) |
25 (53.19) |
|
Total | 555 | 249 (89.01) | 508 (91.53) | 512 (92.25) | 393 | 161 (40.97) | 173 (44.02) | 166 (42.24) |
K = Rate of malaria knowledge; A = Rate of correct attitude; P = Rate of good practice.