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Table 5 Association of participants’ knowledge about malaria with their age and gender

From: Is Nigeria winning the battle against malaria? Prevalence, risk factors and KAP assessment among Hausa communities in Kano State

Variables

Age (years)

Gender

<18

≥18

OR

95 % CI

Female

Male

OR

95 % CI

Heard about malaria

143 (94.1)

340 (96.3)

1.65

0.69, 3.94

184 (94.4)

299 (96.5)

1.63

0.69, 3.82

Causes

 Mosquito bites

117 (81.8)

247 (72.6)

0.59

0.36, 0.96*

117 (63.6)

247 (82.6)

2.72

1.78, 4.16*

 Stagnant water

3 (2.1)

9 (2.6)

1.27

0.34, 4.76

4 (2.2)

8 (2.7)

1.24

0.37, 4.17

 Poor personal hygiene

4 (2.8)

5 (1.5)

0.52

0.14, 1.96

3 (1.6)

6 (2.0)

1.24

0.31, 5.01

 Do not know

19 (13.3)

79 (23.2)

1.98

1.15, 3.41*

60 (32.6)

38 (12.7)

0.30

0.20, 0.48*

Signs and symptoms

 Fever

114 (79.7)

262 (77.1)

0.85

0.53, 1.38

127 (69.0)

249 (83.3)

2.24

1.45, 3.46*

 Headache

12 (8.4)

38 (11.2)

1.37

0.70, 2.71

14 (7.6)

36 (12.0)

1.66

0.87, 3.17

 Weakness

49 (34.3)

184 (54.1)

2.26

1.51, 3.40*

91 (49.5)

142 (47.5)

0.92

0.64, 1.34

 Vomiting

6 (4.2)

49 (14.4)

3.85

1.61, 0.19*

18 (9.8)

37 (12.4)

1.30

0.72, 2.36

 Abdominal pain

7 (4.9)

42 (12.4)

2.74

1.20, 6.25

23 (12.5)

26 (8.7)

0.67

0.37, 1.21

 Do not know

15 (10.5)

45 (13.2)

1.30

0.70, 2.42

35 (19.0)

25 (8.4)

0.39

0.23, 0.67*

Prevention

 Using bed nets/insecticide

112 (78.3)

224 (65.9)

0.53

0.34, 0.84*

97 (52.7)

239 (79.9)

3.57

2.38, 5.36*

 Improving personal hygiene

31 (21.7)

72 (21.2)

0.97

0.60, 1.56

20 (10.9)

83 (27.8)

3.15

1.86, 5.35*

 Medication

10 (7.0)

24 (7.1)

1.01

0.50, 2.17

3 (1.6)

31 (10.4)

6.98

2.10, 23.17*

 Do not know

6 (4.2)

15 (4.4)

1.05

0.40, 2.77

12 (6.5)

9 (3.0)

0.45

0.18, 1.08

  1. All values are number (%)
  2. OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval
  3. * Significant association (p < 0.05)