Table 1 Percent distribution of respondents and willingness to contribute by socio-demographic variables
Categorical variables | Not willing | Money only or time only | Both | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | Freq. (%) | |
Years lived in community | χ2  =  10.60 |  | Pr =  0.031 |  |
5Â years and below | 7 (7.07) | 42 (42.42) | 50 (50.51) | 99 (100.00) |
> 5 years | 16 (16.00) | 108 (45.57) | 113 (47.68) | 237 (100.00) |
Since birth | 61 (14.12) | 175 (40.51) | 196 (45.37) | 432 (100.00) |
Total | 84 (10.94) | 325 (42.32) | 359 (46.74) | 768 (100.00) |
Knowledge of malaria transmission | χ2 = 2.8897 |  | Pr = 0.576 |  |
Low | 14 (9.59) | 66 (45.21) | 66 (45.21) | 146 (100.00) |
Moderate | 45 (11.66) | 168 (43.52) | 173 (44.82) | 386 (100.00) |
High | 25 (10.59) | 91 (38.56) | 120 (50.85) | 236 (100.00) |
Total | 84 (10.94) | 325 (42.32) | 359 (46.74) | 768 (100.00) |
Last malaria episode | χ2 = 1.3698 |  | Pr = 0.729 |  |
1Â month or less | 27 (13.11) | 87 (42.23) | 92 (44.66) | 206 (100.0) |
Over 1Â month ago | 57 (10.23) | 236 (42.37) | 264 (47.40) | 557 (100.0) |
Total | 84 (10.94) | 323 (42.32) | 356 (46.74) | 763 (100.00) |
Perceived risk of malaria | χ2 = 0.6314 |  | Pr = 0.729 |  |
No/low risk | 40 (10.18) | 164 (41.73) | 189 (48.09) | 393 (100.00) |
Moderate/high risk | 42 (11.45) | 158 (43.05) | 167 (45.50) | 367 (100.00) |
Total | 82 (10.79) | 322 (42.37) | 356 (46.84) | 760 (100.00) |
Know someone died of malaria | χ2 = 8.3696 |  | Pr = 0.015 |  |
Yes | 5 (4.24) | 47 (39.83) | 66 (55.93) | 118 (100.00) |
No | 78 (12.15) | 274 (42.68) | 290 (45.17) | 642 (100.00) |
Total | 83 (10.92) | 321 (42.24) | 356 (46.84) | 760 (100.00) |
Capacity to prevent/treat | χ2 = 3.4371 |  | Pr = 0.179 |  |
Inadequate capacity | 27 (10.55) | 119 (46.48) | 110 (42.97) | 256 (100.00) |
Adequate capacity | 56 (11.13) | 199 (39.56) | 248 (49.30) | 503 (100.00) |
Total | 83 (10.94) | 318 (41.90) | 358 (47.17) | 759 (100.00) |
Perceived malaria incidence | χ2 = 10.0486 |  | Pr = 0.040 |  |
Increasing | 13 (6.63) | 77 (39.29) | 106 (54.08) | 196 (100.00) |
Declining | 49 (12.25) | 182 (45.5) | 169 (42.25) | 400 (100.00) |
Remains the same | 21 (13.04) | 65 (40.37) | 75 (46.58) | 161 (100.00) |
Total | 83 (10.96) | 324 (42.80) | 350 (46.24) | 757 (100.00) |
Distance to main drain (m) | χ2 = 12.0792 |  | Pr = 0.017 |  |
< 10 | 24 (7.92) | 128 (42.24) | 151 (49.83) | 303 (100.00) |
10–50 | 49 (14.12) | 134 (38.62) | 164 (47.26) | 347 (100.00) |
> 50 | 11 (9.57) | 60 (52.17) | 44 (38.26) | 115 (100.00) |
Total | 84 (10.98) | 322 (42.09) | 359 (46.93) | 765 (100.00) |
Locality of residence | χ2 = 13.4637 |  | Pr = 0.009 |  |
Agbogbloshie | 11 (10.68) | 54 (52.43) | 38 (36.89) | 103 (100.00) |
James Town | 20 (9.26) | 105 (48.61) | 91 (42.13) | 216 (100.00) |
Ussher Town | 53 (11.80) | 166 (36.97) | 230 (51.22) | 449 (100.00) |
Total | 84 (10.94) | 325 (42.32) | 359 (46.74) | 768 (100.00) |
Sex | χ2 = 0.6659 |  | Pr = 0.717 |  |
Male | 40 (11.98) | 139 (41.62) | 155 (46.41) | 334 (100.00) |
Female | 44 (10.14) | 186 (42.86) | 204 (47.00) | 434 (100.00) |
Total | 84 (10.94) | 325 (42.32) | 359 (46.74) | 768 (100.00) |
Educational attainment | χ2 = 3.3941 |  | Pr = 0.494 |  |
None/prim | 15 (8.24) | 81 (44.51) | 86 (47.25) | 182 (100.00) |
Junior high/middle school | 40 (12.31) | 141 (43.38) | 144 (44.31) | 325 (100.00) |
Senior High School (SHS)/Higher | 29 (11.11) | 103 (39.46) | 129 (49.43) | 261 (100.00) |
Total | 84 (10.94) | 325 (42.32) | 359 (46.74) | 768 (100.00) |
Ethnicity | χ2 = 3.3003 |  | Pr = 0.509 |  |
Ga | 53 (11.42) | 189 (40.73) | 222 (47.84) | 464 (100.00) |
Akan | 15 (8.2) | 82 (44.81) | 86 (46.99) | 183 (100.00) |
Others | 16 (13.22) | 54 (44.63) | 51 (42.15) | 121 (100.00) |
Total | 84 (10.94) | 325 (42.32) | 359 (46.74) | 768 (100.00) |