Table 1 Factors associated with public malaria awareness with univariate analyses
Characteristics | n | % | Low degree knowledge (n = 634, %) | High degree knowledge (n = 687, %) | χ2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||||
 Sex |  |  |  |  | 5.7 | 0.02 |
  Male | 643 | 48.7 | 45.3 | 51.8 |  |  |
  Female | 678 | 51.3 | 54.7 | 48.2 |  |  |
 Ethnicity |  |  |  |  | 7.8 | <0.01 |
  Han | 865 | 65.5 | 61.7 | 69.0 |  |  |
  Minorities | 456 | 34.5 | 38.3 | 31.0 |  |  |
 Age |  |  |  |  | 19.1 | <0.01 |
  <29 | 288 | 21.8 | 26.4 | 17.4 |  |  |
  30–44 | 325 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 24.1 |  |  |
  45–59 | 394 | 29.8 | 26.8 | 32.7 |  |  |
  >60 | 314 | 23.8 | 21.6 | 25.8 |  |  |
 Education attainment |  |  |  |  | 6.2 | 0.05 |
  <7 years | 566 | 42.9 | 44.6 | 41.2 |  |  |
  7–9 years study | 517 | 39.1 | 40.1 | 38.3 |  |  |
  >9 years study | 238 | 18.0 | 15.3 | 20.5 |  |  |
 Type of occupation |  |  |  |  | 12.7 | 0.01 |
  Self-employed worker | 219 | 16.6 | 15.6 | 17.5 |  |  |
  Farmer migrant | 778 | 58.9 | 57.1 | 60.5 |  |  |
  Non-work | 193 | 14.6 | 17.7 | 11.8 |  |  |
  Worker | 52 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.8 |  |  |
  Student | 79 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 5.4 |  |  |
 Number of household member |  |  |  | 14.2 | <0.01 | |
  <3 | 404 | 30.6 | 27.5 | 33.4 |  |  |
  3–4 | 689 | 52.2 | 51.3 | 52.9 |  |  |
  >4 | 228 | 17.2 | 21.2 | 13.7 |  |  |
 Martial status |  |  |  |  | 2.4 | 0.12 |
  No | 203 | 15.3 | 17.1 | 13.8 |  |  |
  Yes | 1118 | 84.7 | 82.9 | 86.2 |  |  |
 Type of county |  |  |  |  | 45.7 | <0.01 |
  Type-1 | 404 | 30.6 | 27.6 | 33.3 |  |  |
  Type-2 | 515 | 39.0 | 33.1 | 44.4 |  |  |
  Type-3 | 402 | 30.4 | 39.3 | 22.3 |  |  |
 Self-assessment of household income level |  |  | 18 | <0.01 | ||
  Low | 560 | 42.4 | 47.1 | 38.0 |  |  |
  Middle | 639 | 48.4 | 42.3 | 54.0 |  |  |
  High | 122 | 9.2 | 10.6 | 8.0 |  |  |
 Distance to township hospital (km) |  |  | 7.53 | 0.06 | ||
  <1 | 360 | 27.2 | 23.7 | 30.6 |  |  |
  1–2 | 323 | 24.5 | 25.7 | 23.2 |  |  |
  2–3 | 235 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 17.1 |  |  |
  >3 | 403 | 30.5 | 32.0 | 29.1 |  |  |
Sources of malaria information | ||||||
 History of suffering from malaria |  |  | 21.3 | <0.01 | ||
  No | 1007 | 76.2 | 81.9 | 71.0 |  |  |
  Yes | 314 | 23.8 | 18.1 | 29.0 |  |  |
 Community media |  |  |  | 88.1 | <0.01 | |
  No | 876 | 66.3 | 79.0 | 54.6 |  |  |
  Yes | 445 | 33.7 | 21.0 | 45.4 |  |  |
 Electronic media |  |  |  |  | 11.1 | <0.01 |
  No | 1018 | 77.1 | 81.1 | 73.4 |  |  |
  Yes | 303 | 22.9 | 18.9 | 26.6 |  |  |