Table 1.
Sources of malaria, diarrhoea and respiratory information and education messages in the Volta and Northern Regions
| Health education | Volta Region | Northern Region | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % (95%CI)a | N | % (95% CI)a | |
| Receiving messages on malaria | 576/671 | 83.8 | 575/685 | 88.8 |
| Sources of malaria messages | ||||
| From CBAs | 74 | 18.5 (4.9, 50.0) | 43 | 8.5 (3.2, 20.4) |
| From CHPs nurses | 118 | 31.2 (11.5, 61.3) | 182 | 26.8 (14.9, 43.3) |
| From HC nurses | 195 | 21.7 (15.7, 29.0) | 131 | 22.3 (11.5, 38.7) |
| From hospital nurses | 142 | 25.5 (10.2, 50.7) | 75 | 13.7 (7.2, 24.7) |
| Outreach clinic | 23 | 4.0 (0.6, 22.1) | 0 | 0 |
| From radio | 201 | 34.3 (23.6, 46.9) | 254 | 44.5 (21.1, 70.6) |
| From neighbours | 47 | 12.8 (6.4, 23.8) | 242 | 45.8 (40.5, 51.2) |
| Family member | 41 | 4.2 (1.3, 12.9) | 160 | 33.2 (22.6, 45.9) |
| Friends | 23 | 3.8 (2.0, 7.1) | 109 | 18.5 (13.0, 25.7) |
| From TV | 66 | 8.6 (2.0, 29.7) | 24 | 2.0 (0.7, 5.4) |
| From posters | 11 | 1.0 (0.1, 8.7) | 2 | 0.1 (0.007, 1.7) |
| Receiving messages on diarrhoea | 496/671 | 73.65 | 491/685 | 79.6 |
| Sources of diarrhoea messages | ||||
| From CBAs | 55 | 15.0 (4.7, 38.9) | 33 | 7.4 (2.7, 18.8) |
| From CHPs nurses | 107 | 33.3 (12.5, 63.6) | 153 | 28.8 (16.3, 45.6) |
| From HC nurses | 161 | 18.1 (9.1, 32.9) | 105 | 20.7 (10.2, 37.3) |
| From hospital nurses | 106 | 19.0 (5.1, 50.6) | 62 | 11.5 (5.4, 22.7) |
| Outreach clinic | 23 | 5.1 (0.7, 27.7) | 0 | 0 |
| From neighbours | 39 | 8.2 (2.3, 25.2) | 208 | 46.4 (38.6, 54.3) |
| Family member | 39 | 4.4 (1.4, 13.2) | 150 | 31.5 (20.8, 44.6) |
| Friends | 27 | 9.2 (3.0, 24.7) | 116 | 20.8 (15.7, 27.0) |
| From radio | 180 | 32.3 (23.3, 42.7) | 191 | 37.9 (18.0, 63.0) |
| From TV | 61 | 9.0 (1.7, 35.0) | 19 | 4.1 (1.1, 13.3) |
| From posters | 9 | 0.9 (0.1, 7.7) | 9 | 0.8 (0.05, 11.9) |
| Receiving messages on respiratory infections | 345/669 | 57.1 | 400/683 | 66.1 |
| Sources of respiratory infections messages | ||||
| From CBAs | 34 | 18.2 (3.3, 59.2) | 21 | 4.6 (1.9, 10.5) |
| From CHPs nurses | 73 | 31.2 (12.3, 59.6) | 99 | 21.7 (13.8. 32.5) |
| From HC nurses | 99 | 19.0 (12.6, 27.8) | 91 | 21.4 (9.1, 42.3) |
| From hospital nurses | 78 | 19.6 (5.0, 53.1) | 49 | 12.1 (3.7, 33.2) |
| Outreach clinic | 13 | 6.0 (0.7, 34.6) | 0 | 0 |
| From neighbours | 34 | 8.4 (2.0, 29.2) | 162 | 41.1 (33.9, 49.2) |
| Family member | 40 | 8.0 (1.7, 30.1) | 119 | 28.6 (20.7, 38..1) |
| Friends | 16 | 6.8 (2.6, 16.5) | 98 | 21.8 (13.4, 33.4) |
| From radio | 127 | 30.5 (20.1, 43.4) | 138 | 34.1 (19.8, 52.0) |
| From TV | 35 | 5.3 (1.2, 20.3) | 10 | 0.8 (0.2, 3.5) |
| From posters | 2 | 0.0 (0.004, 0.4) | 8 | 1.1 (0.0, 17.4) |
aWeighted estimates