Table 5.

Comparison of knowledge differences among different groups of informants

Parameters used	Informant groups	n	Average ± SD	Z value**	P value*
Gender	Male	380	5.542 ± 3.7248	z = − 1.9908	0.0465
Gender	Female	34	4.765 ± 1.9857	z = − 1.9908	0.0465
Age	18–30 (youngers)	87	4.149 ± 0.2178	z = − 5.5160	0.00001
Age	> (Elders)	327	5.832 ± 0.2135	z = − 5.5160	0.00001
Literacy level	Illiterate	241	6.295 ± 0.2112	z = 5.4882	0.00001
Literacy level	Literate	173	4.341 ± 0.2865	z = 5.4882	0.00001
Informant category	Key informants	30	13.367 ± 1.4259	z = − 5.9481	0.00001
Informant category	General informants	384	4.862 ± 0.1051	z = − 5.9481	0.00001
Total number of informants (N)		414	–	–	–

*Significant difference (p < 0.05); **z (0.05) (two-tailed), df = 412, N = 414, n = number of respondents