Table 2 Socio-demographic profile of households
Characteristics | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Control (n = 140) | Intervention (n = 140) | Control (n = 140) | Intervention (n = 140) |
Female (n,%) | 85 (60.7) | 101 (72.1) | 63 (45.0) | 96 (68.6) |
No formal education (n,%) | 84 (60) | 70 (50.0) | 79 (56.4) | 91 (65) |
Farmer (n,%) | 117 (83.6) | 128 (91.4) | 112 (86.4) | 130 (95.0) |
Married (n,%) | 127 (90.7) | 119 (85.0) | 125 (89.3) | 120 (85.7) |
Road network connections (n,%) | 122 (87.1) | 106 (75.7) | 123 (87.9) | 123 (87.9) |
Electricity connections (n,%) | 134 (95.7) | 138 (98.6) | 134 (95.7) | 133 (95.0) |
Mobile phone availability (n,%) | 126 (90.0) | 120 (85.7) | 114 (81.4) | 119 (85) |
No transportation facilities (n,%) | 89 (63.6) | 113 (80.7) | 86 (61.4) | 121 (86.4) |
Age of the respondents (mean ± SD) | 43.5 ± 14.7 | 42.8 ± 15.3 | 43.1 ± 13.5 | 44.1 ± 14.7 |
Number of people currently staying/household (mean ± SD) | 5.5 ± 3.05 | 4.72 ± 1.98 | 4.93 ± 2.12 | 4.39 ± 1.83 |
Number of good condition mosquito nets (mean ± SD) | 3.0 ± 1.7 | 3.1 ± 1.7 | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 2.6 ± 1.2 |