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TableĀ 2 Association between respondent socio-demographic characteristics and knowledge about malaria

From: Local knowledge and practices towards malaria in an irrigated farming community in Ghana

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What do you think causes malaria?

Yatesā€™ Chi square

The bite of an infected mosquito

Overworking in the sun

Gender

2.680

Ā Male

154 [97%]

4 [3%]

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Ā Female

179 [100%]

0 [0%]

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Age

0.094

Ā 20ā€“49

271 [99%]

4 [1%]

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Ā 50ā€“79

62 [100%]

0 [0%]

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Education

0.006

Ā Primary/middle/junior high

295 [99%]

4 [1%]

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Ā Secondary/tertiary

38 [100%]

0 [0%]

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Religion

12.731*

Ā Christian

303 [99.7%]

1 [0.3%]

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Ā Other

30 [91%]

3 [7%]

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Ethnicity

0.162

Ā Ga-Adangbe

174 [98%]

3 [2%]

Ā 

Ā Other

159 [99%]

1 [1%]

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  1. * Yatesā€™ p value <ā€‰0.001