Table 2 Pre- and post-intervention levels of knowledge about malaria for all individuals in Piron, Mali.*
Question | Education group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | Pre-intervention | Post-intervention | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
1. What is the most common disease in your village? | 137 (93) | 147 (100) | 115 (93) | 124 (100) |
2. If you or your child has the following symptoms: fever, headache, vomiting and chills, what is the disease? | 144 (98) | 147 (100) | 121 (98) | 124 (100) |
3. Do you know what malaria is? | 145 (99) | 146 (99) | 122 (98) | 124 (100) |
4. Name at least one symptom of malaria. | 139 (95) | 147 (100) | 112 (90) | 124 (100) |
5. Who is most susceptible to malaria? | 53 (36) | 130 (88) | 41 (33) | 107 (86) |
6. How is malaria transmitted? | 111 (76) | 131 (89) | 84 (68) | 118 (95) |
7. Can you prevent malaria? | 53 (36) | 131 (89) | 46 (37) | 102 (82) |
8. How can you prevent malaria? | 49 (33) | 131 (89) | 47 (38) | 102 (82) |
9. Can you treat malaria? | 132 (90) | 147 (100) | 111 (90) | 122 (98) |
10. How can you treat malaria? | 129 (88) | 147 (100) | 107 (86) | 123 (99) |
Total knowledge score (Maximum 10 points) † | 7.43 ± 1.85 | 9.55 ± -.96 | 7.31 ± 1.88 | 9.44 ± 1.06 |