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Table 1 Baseline and endline characteristics of villages and villagers who had fever within 30 days

From: Effects of malaria volunteer training on coverage and timeliness of diagnosis: a cluster randomized controlled trial in Myanmar

 

Baseline

Endline

 

Intervention

Comparison

Intervention

Comparison

Midwives

Villages

21

17

21

17

18

Distance to health facility (in km)

     

Mean (SD)

3.5 (2.6)

4.6 (3.5)

   

Range

0.2 - 11.3

0.2 - 12.9

   

Villagers interviewed

(n = 210)

(n = 195)

(n = 268)

(n = 287)

(n = 313)

 

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

Age group (years)

     

Up to 5

6.8 (2.2)

4.9 (1.5)

18.9 (2.7)

8.5 (1.8)

9.7 (1.7)

> 5 to 15

12.6 (2.6)

10.2 (2.3)

16.7 (2.4)

18.9 (2.6)

19.7 (2.5)

>15 to 30

38.5 (4.7)

39.4 (4.7)

28.1 (2.9)

38.2 (3.2)

23.6 (2.6)

>30 to 50

34.1 (4.5)

28.5 (4.4)

21.7 (2.6)

22.0 (2.7)

29.2 (2.8)

> 50

8.0 (2.1)

16.9 (3.2)

14.6 (2.2)

12.4 (2.3)

17.8 (2.4)

Mean (SE)

27.8 (1.2)

30.9 (1.4)

24.7 (1.2)

26.5 (1.2)*

29.0 (1.3)

Sex (Male)

71.7 (3.8)

67.2 (4.4)

57.3 (3.2)*

56.6 (3.3)

61.7 (3.0)

Occupation (over 15)

     

Forest worker

24.9 (4.3)

22.0 (4.3)

23.5 (3.2)

26.6 (3.3)

24.4 (3.2)

Farmer

19.7 (4.7)

19.6 (4.6)

28.1 (3.6)

18.2 (2.9)

20.4 (2.8)

Forest and farming

40.5 (5.4)

37.0 (4.9)

28.6 (3.6)

26.3 (3.3)

30.5 (3.5)

Others

14.8 (3.8)

21.4 (4.4)

19.8 (3.1)

28.9 (3.7)

24.6 (3.1)

Education (over 15 years of age)

     

Illiterate

6.2 (1.7)

4.2 (1.6)

   

Primary

67.3 (5.2)

62.6 (5.3)

   

Middle

17.4 (4.3)

19.6 (3.9)

   

High and above

9.1 (3.5)

13.5 (4.8)

   

Married (over 15 years of age)

59.4 (4.5)

58.2 (4.5)

   

Race (Bamar)

70.0 (4.0)

95.1 (1.3)

   

Religion (Buddhist)

78.4 (3.8)

97.8 (0.9)

   

Being in forest within one year

78.3 (3.7)

73.3 (4.0)

   

Has bicycle

29.9 (4.6)

34.4 (4.7)

   

Has motor cycle

12.7 (4.1)

9.3 (3.3)

   
  1. * Significantly lower than the baseline result.