Table 2.
Expert and community responses to survey questions categorised by themes during the assessment of acceptability of a cultural song as a community engagement medium in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
| Themes | Experts survey n = 40 (%) | Community survey n = 54 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cultural appropriateness | ||
| 1. Are the words in the song culturally appropriate for Jozini? | 30 (75) | 54 (100) |
| 2. Are the words in the song age appropriate for Jozini? | 32 (80) | 53 (98) |
| Delivery appropriateness | ||
| 3. Are the words in the song clear and is it easy to understand what is being said? | 34 (85) | 52 (96) |
| 4. Is the song easy to remember and does it allow people to engage? | 34 (85) | 53 (98) |
| 5. Is repetition of verses in the song useful and can people benefit from it? | 34 (85) | 54 (100) |
| Content appropriateness | ||
| 6. Is information on malaria in the song useful and adequate? | 37 (92) | 50 (92) |
| 7. Is informing people that mosquitoes are the vector for malaria an appropriate way to engage? | 39 (97) | * |
| 8. Is informing people that male mosquitoes do not bite a useful way to engage? | 34 (85) | * |
| 9. Is informing people that SIT is an additional vector control method appropriate and useful | 35 (87) | * |
| 10. Is informing people that SIT will help target outdoors mosquitoes appropriate and useful? | 32 (80) | * |
| 11. Is the information in the song enough to help people understand SIT? | 32 (80) | 52 (96) |
| Overall appropriateness | ||
| 12. Is the song appropriate to engage with the community on SIT? | 36 (90) | 54 (100) |
*Question not asked in a closed-ended format in community survey