Table 4 Comparison of changes in knowledge and practices among community adults.

Knowledge

   Meaning of ITN

86.3

74.6

0.006

93.1

89.1

0.266

   Effectiveness of ITN against mosquitoes

84.7

93.2

0.006

86.9

84.7

0.635

   Necessity of ITN re-treatment

51.4

52.1

0.891

59.5

33.6

<0.001

   Vulnerability of ITN to sunshine exposure

54.9

75.1

<0.001

65.0

64.1

0.885

   Place to get re-treatment service for ITN

62.5

72.4

0.032

63.6

65.0

0.832

   Paracetamol alone cannot cure malaria

66.0

74.3

0.044

73.8

63.2

0.062

   Breeding site of mosquitoes

57.4

66.7

0.034

65.4

51.1

0.018

   Habitat of mosquito larvae

96.8

94.4

0.184

95.5

91.7

0.210

   Resting place for mosquitoes

96.4

95.2

0.492

99.2

97.7

0.622^b

   Mango cannot cause malaria

15.6

61.1

<0.001

11.6

10.5

0.776

   Heat from the sun cannot cause malaria

12.4

47.1

<0.001

4.6

2.3

0.334^b

   Mosquito bite can cause malaria

95.2

92.2

0.171

97.0

97.7

1.000^b

   Drinking dirty water cannot cause malaria

16.9

40.9

<0.001

3.0

2.3

1.000^b

   Sex difference in biting behaviour of mosquitoes

8.4

30.5

<0.001

0.8

3.0

0.370^b

Practices

   Sleeping under bed net in the past 6 months

99.0

93.6

0.006^b

92.9

94.9

0.525

   Washing bed net in the past 6 months

95.7

93.6

0.391

91.3

95.3

0.280^b

   Treating bed net with insecticide in the past 6 months

21.5

50.0

<0.001

25.3

30.5

0.406

   Weeding around house in the past 6 months

94.8

85.0

<0.001

94.7

83.1

0.003

   Talking with children about malaria in the past 6 months

73.0

49.4

<0.001

40.6

34.8

0.334

   Talking with neighbours about malaria in the past 6 months

43.4

33.1

<0.001

27.8

24.2

0.507

   Burning something to prevent mosquitoes in the past 6 months

83.9

79.5

0.212

71.8

78.2

0.227

   Covering arms and legs when going outside at night in the past 6 months

79.0

80.3

0.721

65.9

50.8

0.013