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Table 4 Change in the accuracy rate of the malaria related KAP among mountain worker populations after intervention

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

295

249 (84.41)

257 (87.12)

263 (89.15)

201

91 (45.27)

93 (46.27)

84 (41.79)

Female

260

245 (94.23)

251 (96.54)

249 (95.77)

192

70 (36.46)

80 (41.67)

82 (42.71)

Age group (years)

<20

58

54 (93.10)

51 (87.93)

47 (81.03)

45

25 (55.56)

22 (48.89)

15 (33.33)

20-40

306

275 (89.87)

291 (95.10)

285 (93.14)

237

83 (35.02)

103 (43.46)

98 (41.35)

>40

191

165 (86.39)

166 (86.91)

180 (94.24)

111

53 (47.75)

48 (43.24)

53 (47.75)

Educational status

Illiterate/semiliterate

47

43 (91.49)

40 (85.11)

43 (91.49)

115

42 (36.52)

5 (44.35)

48 (41.74)

Primary education

121

107 (88.43)

104 (85.95)

111 (91.74)

231

102 (44.16)

99 (42.86)

93 (40.26)

Junior high school and above

387

344 (88.89)

364 (94.06)

358 (92.51)

47

17 (36.17)

23 (48.94)

25 (53.19)

Total

555

249 (89.01)

508 (91.53)

512 (92.25)

393

161 (40.97)

173 (44.02)

166 (42.24)

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