Table 3.
Attitudes of mothers towards malaria
| Attitudes of mothers towards malaria | Intervention villages (n = 412) | χ2 | p value | Comparison villages (n = 349) | χ2 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre (%) | Post (%) | Pre (%) | Post (%) | |||||
| Malaria is a preventable disease | 80.6 | 99.3 | 79.55 | p < 0.001 | 81.7 | 83.1 | 0.169 | p > 0.91 |
| Malaria is a serious disease | 75.2 | 98.8 | 101.5 | p < 0.001 | 75.1 | 79.7 | 2.12 | p > 0.34 |
| Damaged LLINs also protect from malaria | 32.5 | 12.4 | 48.01 | p < 0.001 | 33.5 | 29.8 | 1.12 | p < 0.16 |
| LLINs can be an effective means against mosquito biting | 55.8 | 92.2 | 136.2 | p < 0.001 | 54.2 | 59.3 | 1.89 | p < 0.097 |
| Mothers encourage family members to use LLINs | 52.7 | 93.7 | 176.6 | p < 0.001 | 52.7 | 56.2 | 0.832 | p < 0.362 |
| LLINs is one of the preventive measures against malaria | 77.7 | 96.1 | 62.36 | p < 0.001 | 87.8 | 79.9 | 0.362 | p < 0.830 |