Skip to main content

Table 1 Baseline of accuracy rate of malaria related KAP among mountain worker populations

From: Eliminating Plasmodium falciparum in Hainan, China: a study on the use of behavioural change communication intervention to promote malaria prevention in mountain worker populations

Content

Group

Testing area

Control area

  

Population

K (%)

A (%)

P (%)

Population

K (%)

A (%)

P (%)

Gender

Male

316

121 (38.29)

112 (35.44)

140 (44.3)

181

84 (46.41)

75 (41.44)

81 (44.75)

Female

230

85 (36.96)

90 (39.13)

95 (41.30)

198

69 (34.85)

74 (37.37)

87 (43.94)

Age group (years)

< 20

47

20 (42.55)

22 (46.81)

19 (40.43)

38

18 (47.37)

18 (47.37)

15 (39.47)

20-40

325

103 (31.69)

115 (35.38)

132 (40.62)

264

99 (37.50)

101 (38.26)

113 (42.80)

Educational status

> 40

174

83 (47.70)

65 (37.36)

84 (48.28)

77

36 (46.75)

30 (38.96)

40 (51.95)

Illiteracy/Semiliterate

38

10 (26.32)

9 (23.68)

17 (44.74)

121

39 (32.23)

42 34.71)

48 (39.67)

Primary education

105

33 (31.43)

35 (33.33)

47 (44.76)

225

101 (44.89)

90 (40.00)

100 (44.44)

Junior high school and above

403

163 (40.45)

158 (39.21)

171 (42.43)

33

13 (39.39)

17 (51.52)

20 (60.61)

Sum

546

206 (37.73)

202 (37.00)

235 (43.04)

379

153 (40.37)

149 (39.31)

168 (44.33)

  1. K = Rate of malaria knowledge; A = Rate of correct attitude; P = Rate of good practice.