Table 1.
Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics between intervention and control groups
| Characteristics | Before intervention | After intervention | p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Within groups | Between groups | |||||||
| Control (n = 130) | Intervention (n = 140) | Control (n = 130) | Intervention (n = 140) | Control | Intervention | Before | After | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||||
| Age (years) | ||||||||
| 18–35 | 79 (60.7) | 77 (55.0) | 81 (62.3) | 81 (57.9) | 0.799 | 0.181 | 0.388 | 0.456 |
| > 35 | 51 (39.3) | 63 (45.0) | 49 (37.7) | 59 (42.1) | ||||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Male | 61 (46.9) | 75 (53.6) | 70 (53.8) | 73 (52.1) | 0.264 | 0.811 | 0.275 | 0.779 |
| Female | 69 (53.1) | 65 (46.4) | 60 (46.2) | 67 (47.9) | ||||
| Malaria episodes before study | ||||||||
| Yes | 74 (56.9) | 88 (62.9) | 65 (50.0) | 82 (58.6) | 0.263 | 0.463 | 0.320 | 0.158 |
| No | 56 (43.1) | 52 (37.1) | 65 (50.0) | 58 (41.4) | ||||
| Sufficient ownership of LLINs for family members (2 persons/net) | ||||||||
| Yes | 126 (96.9) | 135 (96.4) | 124 (95.4) | 131 (93.6) | 0.519 | 0.200 | 0.821 | 0.516 |
| No | 4 (3.10) | 5 (3.6) | 6 (4.60) | 9 (6.4) | ||||
| Enough annual family income | ||||||||
| Yes | 109 (83.8) | 121 (86.4) | 116 (89.2) | 124 (88.6) | 0.203 | 0.588 | 0.551 | 0.863 |
| No | 21 (16.2) | 19 (13.6) | 14 (10.8) | 16 (11.4) | ||||
| Education level | ||||||||
| ≤ Primary | 71 (54.6) | 90 (64.3) | 72 (55.4) | 84 (60.0) | 0.901 | 0.460 | 0.106 | 0.443 |
| > Primary | 59 (45.4) | 50 (35.7) | 58 (44.6) | 56 (40.0) | ||||
Degree of freedom for Chi-square test = 1, LLIN = Long-lasting insecticide treated net, education: primary—able to read and write or grade 1 to 5