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Table 5 The proper rate of the major indexes of the malaria-related KAPs 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

Index

Testing area

Control area

χ 2

P

 

n

%

n

%

  

How malaria is spread

473

85.20

258

65.65

49.96

0.00*

Onset symptoms of malaria

502

90.40

257

65.30

90.49

0.00*

Types of malaria

114

20.60

8

22.50

0.47

0.49

Malaria prevention methods

414

74.60

201

51.20

55.52

0.00*

Mosquito breeding grounds

490

88.20

215

54.80

136.11

0.00*

Anti-mosquito effect of insecticide treated bed nets

441

79.50

316

80.30

0.13

0.72

Whether avoiding mosquito can prevent malaria

498

89.70

290

73.80

41.66

0.00*

Using bed nets actively in the mountains

380

68.50

137

34.90

104.82

0.00*

Acceptance of information about malaria

467

84.10

344

87.50

2.14

0.14

Preventive drugs for malaria

228

41.10

155

39.50

0.26

0.61

Treatment drugs for malaria

302

54.40

179

45.60

7.24

0.01*

Method of preventive drugs

87

15.70

54

13.70

0.68

0.41

Having a plan to prevent mosquitoes

513

92.50

217

55.30

179.96

0.00*

Having a plan to not sleep outdoors in the mountains

485

87.40

264

67.20

56.67

0.00*

Taking preventive measures while working in the mountains

459

82.70

241

61.30

54.44

0.00*

Percentage sleeping outdoors in the mountains

28

5.05

105

26.70

89.60

0.01*

Actual use of a bed net at home

450

81.08

191

48.60

110.85

0.00*

Accepting a blood test when having a fever

473

85.23

274

69.60

33.11

0.00*

Accepting ITNs at home

514

92.61

219

55.80

178.53

0.00*

What to do when suffering from malaria

470

84.70

340

86.50

0.62

0.43

  1. *p < 0.05.
  2. Nine hundred forty-eight persons (testing area, 555; control area, 393) participated in the survey after undergoing the BBC-strategy-intervention.