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Table 3 Effect of Malaria Prevention Programme on malaria KAP

From: Performance of self-diagnosis and standby treatment of malaria in international oilfield service employees in the field

 

Malaria Prevention Programme

  

Curative Malaria Kit

  

Malaria Knowlegde, Attitudes and Practices

Training and/or CMK

No training and no CMK

RR

[95%CI]

Corrected

RR#

[95%CI]

Training

with

CMK

Training

w/o CMK

RR

[95%CI]

Corrected

RR#

[95%CI]

Chemical prophylaxis use n/N (%)

1049/2242

(47)

21/108

(19)

2.4

[1.8–3.0]

2.5$

[1.9–3.2]

861/1573

(55)

171/599

(29)

1.9

[1.7–2.1]

1.9$

[1.6–2.0]

Not considering malaria as a threat n/N (%)

126/1873

(7)

13/97

(13)

0.5

[0.3–0.9]

0.4

[0.2–0.8]

69/1337

(5)

53/480

(11)

0.5

[0.3–0.7]

0.5

[0.3–0.7]

Not inclined to take anti mosquito measures n/N (%)

103/1746

(6)

16/78

(21)

0.3

[0.2–0.5]

0.3

[0.2–0.5]

58/1236

(5)

39/453

(9)

0.6

[0.4–0.8]

0.5

[0.3–0.8]

Correct malaria knowlegde* n/N (%)

977/2242

(40)

28/108

(26)

1.7

[1.3–2.1]

1.6

[1.2–2.1]

745/1573

(47)

202/599

(34)

1.4

[1.3–1.6]

1.4

[1.2–1.5]

  1. RR = Relative Risk.
  2. #Corrected for malaria endemic country of birth.
  3. $Additionally corrected for work status (long term traveller, rotator, etc.).
  4. *Knowlegde was examined by multiple choice question on the maximum incubation time of Plasmodium falciparum. The denominators for questions on considering malaria as a threat and inclination to take anti-mosquito measures vary, as answers reporting 'neutral' were not used for analysis.