Table 2.

Knowledge on housefly/insect repellent plants in relation with age, gender, educational status, religion, occupation and marital status of the respondents

Characteristics	Total number of respondents	Knowledge on insect repellent plants		χ 2	P value
		No	Yes
Gender
Male	169	123	46	χ2 = 1.274, df = 1	P = 0.256
Female	203	158	45
Age (years)
11–20	50	47	3	χ2 = 171.2, df = 6	P < 0.001
21–30	143	136	7
31–40	78	68	10
41–50	47	21	26
51–60	24	4	20
Above 60	30	5	25
Educational status
Illiterate	24	8	16	χ2 = 28.7, df = 5	P < 0.001
Primary	225	174	51
Ordinary secondary	55	46	9
Advanced secondary	39	33	6
Certificate and diploma	13	10	3
Degree	16	6	10
Occupation
Peasant (small farmers)	237	174	63	χ2 = 17.2, df = 3	P = 0.001
Civil servant	18	10	8
Trader/self-employed	58	41	17
Student	59	56	3
Religion
Catholic	100	66	34	χ2 = 29.5, df = 5	P < 0.001
Muslim	83	62	21
Anglican	79	62	14
Pentecostal	76	68	8
Traditionalist	7	1	6
Others	27	19	8
Marital status
Single	123	116	7	χ2 = 35.0, df = 1	P < 0.001
Married	249	165	84