Tab. IV.

Education received about cholera prevention.

Characteristic	Total (n = 440)	HEAs (n = 228)	LEAs (n = 212)	P-value
	%	%	%
Exposed to education about cholera prevention and treatment in the last 6 months (total = 440, HEAs = 228, LEAs = 212)	83.6	85.5	81.6	P=0.266
Source of information about cholera (total = 368, HEAs = 195, LEAs = 173)
Community health worker	71.2	80.0	61.3	P < 0.001*
Radio/TV	32.3	17.4	49.1	P < 0.001*
Healthcare providers	14.4	11.3	17.9	P = 0.070
Community meetings	3.8	3.1	4.6	P = 0.439
Internet/social media	3.5	3.6	3.5	P = 0.950
Neighbour/friend	3.0	4.1	1.7	P = 0.183
Printed materials	2.4	0.5	4.6	FEP = 0.015*
Family member	2.2	2.6	1.7	P = 0.586
Religious people	0.5	0.0	1.2	P = 0.132
Ways of preventing cholera they were educated about (total = 368, HEAs = 195, LEAs = 173)
Wash hands with soap and water	81.2	79.0	83.8	P = 0.235
Wash vegetables/fruits	50.3	43.6	57.8	P = 0.006*
Cover food to keep away from flies	49.7	43.6	56.6	P = 0.012*
Cook food thoroughly	26.1	24.1	28.3	P = 0.357
Dispose of human waste properly	23.6	20.5	27.2	P = 0.134
Treat water with chlorine products	22.3	24.6	19.7	P = 0.254
Clean cooking utensils/vessels	20.4	23.6	16.8	P = 0.105
Boil water	10.6	11.8	9.2	P = 0.428
Personal and domestic hygiene	5.7	4.1	7.5	P = 0.159
Cholera vaccine	0.5	0.6	0.5	FEP = 0.720
ORS	3.3	2.1	4.6	P = 0.165
Received educational/preventive materials (total = 293, HEAs = 173, LEAs = 120)	66.6	75.9	65.6	P < 0.001*
Type of materials received (total = 293, HEAs = 173, LEAs = 120)
Soap	66.9	71.7	60.0	P = 0.037*
Chlorine solution/tablets	48.8	47.4	50.8	P = 0.563
Printed materials (brochure, leaflet)	30.4	28.9	32.5	P = 0.510
ORS	18.4	27.7	5.0	P < 0.001*
Oral information	17.7	15.0	21.7	P = 0.144

*: statistically significant.