Table 3.
Changes in community exposure to malaria messages via peer learning assisted student led education, rural settings of Jimma Zone, 2017–2019 (Baseline, n = 762; End-line, n = 759)
| Exposure variables | Students outreach to community overtime | Statistical tests | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | End-line | Effect size (ES) | |||
| No (%) | No (%) | % (95% CI) | t/x2 | p-value | |
| Exposed to message by students | 71 (13.3) | 266 (57.8) | + 44.5 (34.7,51.3) | 218.1 | < 0.001 |
| Main message contents | #n = 568 | #n = 2128 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sleeping under ITN-every night | 52 (73.2) | 215 (76.2) | +3.0 (− 1.5, +8.2) | 0.28 | 0.598 |
| Environmental sanitation | 55 (77.5) | 174 (61.7) | − 15.8 (− 20.2, + 9.8) | 6.18 | 0.013 |
| Proper use of anti-malarial drugs | 3 (4.2) | 121 (42.9) | + 38.7(51.4, 23.5) | 32.25 | < 0.001 |
| Seek treatment for fever early | 7 (9.9) | 113 (40.1) | + 30.2 (21.9, 39.3) | 23.10 | < 0.001 |
| Priority to PWs &< 5 (ITN) | 7 (9.9) | 109 (38.7) | + 28.8 (22.3, 34.6) | 21.32 | < 0.001 |
| How to wash ITN | 4 (5.6) | 103 (36.5) | + 30.9 (25.7, 37.8) | 25.62 | < 0.001 |
| Indoor residual spraying (IRS) | 1 (1.4) | 91 (32.3) | + 30.9 (21.5, 41.8) | 28.03 | < 0.001 |
| Others* | 13 (18.3) | 16 (5.7) | − 12.6 (− 15.6, − 8.6) | 12.01 | < 0.001 |
| Content intensity (overall count) | 142 (25.0) | 942 (44.3) | + 19.3(14.3, 25.2) | 5.93 | < 0.001 |
| Sources other than students | #n = 284 | #n = 1064 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health workers | 57 (80.3) | 486 (85.4) | + 5.1 (2.4, 10.2) | 11.46 | 0.02 |
| Media** | 27 (38.0) | 197 (34.6) | − 3.4(− 9.8, + 10.0) | 9.51 | 0.387 |
| Community groups/networks | 6 (8.5) | 77 (13.5) | +5.0 (-8.2, +3.2) | 2.61 | 0.863 |
| Others*** | 9 (12.7) | 43 (9.0) | − 3.7(− 2.4, − 1.5) | 11.0 | 0.02 |
| Repetition of source (overall count). | 99 (34.9) | 803 (75.5) | + 40.6(32.7, 49.2) | 11.46 | 0.03 |
ES: Effect Size; PW; Pregnant Women; ITN: Insecticide Treated Nets
*others: misconceptions about causes of malaria; ITN with torn don’t protect from malaria, etc
**Media: radio and TV;
***others: religious leaders at mosques, church, and community gatherings; print materials; market places; traditional associations, etc
# counts of person-to- all specific message content (for content intensity) or sources (repetition)