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Table 5 Distribution of attitude scores by intervention area (endline only)

From: Impact of a behaviour change intervention on long-lasting insecticidal net care and repair behaviour and net condition in Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Grouped composite attitude scores

N

Control

Intervention

P=

Positive attitude group

692

  

0.270

−2 to 0 (negative)

 

12.1

8.7

 

0.01 to 1 (positive)

 

61.1

55.6

 

1.01 to 2 (very positive)

 

26.9

35.7

 

Specific attitudes (range: −2 to 2)

708

   

Nets are valuable*

 

1.87

1.81

0.038

There are actions I can take to make my net last long**

 

1.21

1.37

0.018

It is not possible to repair holes in nets

 

−0.49

−0.44

0.595

A repaired net can still be effective against mosquitoes

 

0.93

1.09

0.055

Other people in this community fix holes in their mosquito nets***

 

−0.40

0.11

0.000

I do not have time to repair a hole in my net

 

−0.07

0.00

0.465

I can help protect my family from malaria by taking care of my net

 

1.47

1.51

0.501

I am confident I can repair holes immediately***

 

−0.02

0.48

0.000

  1. Italics indicate negatively-phrased question; inverted when calculating composite attitude score. Pearson chi-square. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.