Table 1 Factors with potential impact on health workers’ knowledge of malaria
Characteristics | n | % | Low-level of knowledge (n = 114) | High-level of knowledge (n = 293) | χ 2 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | 0.017 | 0.896 | ||||
Male | 233 | 57.5 | 57.0 | 57.7 | ||
Female | 172 | 42.5 | 43.0 | 42.3 | ||
Age | 0.562 | 0.905 | ||||
≤30 | 58 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 16.1 | ||
31–40 | 126 | 34.3 | 33.0 | 34.9 | ||
41–50 | 121 | 33.0 | 35.9 | 31.8 | ||
>50 | 62 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 17.2 | ||
Education | 4.69 | 0.096 | ||||
High school and lower | 108 | 30.9 | 40.0 | 27.8 | ||
College | 119 | 34.1 | 28.9 | 35.9 | ||
Bachelor and above | 122 | 35.0 | 31.1 | 36.3 | ||
Type of organization | 15.386 | 0.002 | ||||
County hospitals | 123 | 30.7 | 27.7 | 31.9 | ||
CDC | 105 | 26.2 | 19.6 | 28.8 | ||
Township hospital | 81 | 20.3 | 17.0 | 21.6 | ||
Village clinic | 91 | 22.8 | 35.7 | 17.7 | ||
Work experience | 1.024 | 0.796 | ||||
≤5 | 62 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 15.0 | ||
6–10 | 86 | 21.1 | 20.2 | 21.5 | ||
11–20 | 112 | 27.5 | 30.7 | 26.3 | ||
>20 | 147 | 36.1 | 33.3 | 37.2 | ||
Qualification | 8.41 | 0.038 | ||||
No qualification | 121 | 29.8 | 37.7 | 26.7 | ||
Junior | 123 | 30.3 | 22.8 | 33.2 | ||
Middle | 120 | 29.6 | 32.5 | 28.4 | ||
Senior | 42 | 10.3 | 7.0 | 11.7 | ||
Endemic type of county | 43.87 | <0.001 | ||||
Type 1 | 109 | 26.8 | 18.4 | 30.0 | ||
Type 2 | 166 | 40.8 | 24.6 | 47.1 | ||
Type 3 | 132 | 32.4 | 57.0 | 22.9 | ||
Training | 3.96 | 0.047 | ||||
No | 81 | 20.0 | 26.3 | 17.5 | ||
Yes | 324 | 80.0 | 73.7 | 82.5 | ||
Training 1-lecture | 1.02 | 0.312 | ||||
No | 139 | 38.6 | 42.9 | 37.0 | ||
Yes | 221 | 61.4 | 57.1 | 63.0 | ||
Training 2-electronic material | 0.94 | 0.333 | ||||
No | 176 | 48.9 | 53.1 | 47.3 | ||
Yes | 184 | 51.1 | 46.9 | 52.7 | ||
Training3-thematic series | 6.937 | 0.008 | ||||
No | 165 | 45.8 | 57.1 | 41.6 | ||
Yes | 195 | 54.2 | 42.9 | 58.4 | ||
Training 4-skill development | 0.004 | 0.950 | ||||
No | 203 | 56.4 | 56.1 | 56.5 | ||
Yes | 157 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 43.5 | ||
Training 5-further education/visiting | 1.59 | 0.207 | ||||
No | 321 | 89.4 | 92.8 | 88.2 | ||
Yes | 38 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 11.8 | ||
Training 6-supervision | 2.70 | 0.100 | ||||
No | 290 | 81.0 | 86.6 | 78.9 | ||
Yes | 68 | 19.0 | 13.4 | 21.1 | ||