| Intervention arm only |  | |
---|---|---|---|
 | Baseline (n = 330) | Post intervention (n = 300) | Level of significance |
*Perceived cause of malaria | |||
Playing in the sun | 144 (43.6%) | 87 (29.0) | X2 = 13.87; p = 0.0002 |
Playing in the rain | 48 (14.5%) | 32 (10.7%) | X2 = 1.80; p = 0.18 |
Drinking dirty water | 21 (6.4%) | 18 (6.0%) | X2 = 0.0; p = 0.98 |
Mosquito bite | 13 (3.9%) | 228 (76.0%) | X2 = 342.4; p < 0.0001 |
Inherited | 15 (4.5%) | 9 (3.0%) | X2 = 0.65; p = 0.42 |
Too much work | 9 (2.7%) | 7 (2.3%) | X2 = 0.0; p = 0.95 |
Dirty surroundings | 24 (7.3%) | 18 (6.0%) | X2 = 0.23; p = 0.63 |
Eating too much palm oil | 8 (2.4%) | 3 (1.0%) | X2 = 1.12; p = 0.29 |
Knowledge of prevention | Â | ||
Total number that said malaria can be prevented | 177 (53.6%) | 255(85%) | X2 = 41.62; p < 0.0001 |
*Prevention methods known | |||
Chemoprophylaxis | 143 (80.8%) | 185 (72.5%) | X2 = 0.25; p = 0.62 |
Prevent water puddles | 8 (4.5%) | 35 (13.7) | X2 = 8.88; p = 0.002 |
Bednets | 5 (3.0%) | 31 (12.2%) | X2 = 10.72; p = 0.001 |
Insecticides | 10 (5.6%) | 3 (1.2%) | X2 = 5.71; p = 0.02 |
Barrier cream | 5 (3.0%) | 3 (1.2%) | X2 = 0.79; p = 0.28 |
Avoid sun, rain and dust | 3 (1.7%) | 2 (0.7%) | X2 = 0.0; p = 1.0 |
Drug most important for treatment of malaria | N = 324 | N = 296 | Â |
Antimalarial drugs (CQ, Fansidar®) | 162 (50.0) | 217 (73.3%) | X2 = 68.91; p < 0.0001 |
Paracetamol | 117 (36.1) | 73 (24.7%) | Â |
Haematinics/vitamins | 16 (4.9) | 4 (1.4%) | Â |
NSAIDs | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0.0%) | Â |
Antibiotics | 5 (1.5) | 2 (0.7%) | Â |
Don't know | 23 (7.1) | 0(0.0%) | Â |