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Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics between intervention and control groups

From: Health education through mass media announcements by loudspeakers about malaria care: prevention and practice among people living in a malaria endemic area of northern Myanmar

Characteristics

Before intervention

After intervention

p-value

Within groups

Between groups

Control (n = 130)

Intervention (n = 140)

Control (n = 130)

Intervention (n = 140)

Control

Intervention

Before

After

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Age (years)

 18–35

79 (60.7)

77 (55.0)

81 (62.3)

81 (57.9)

0.799

0.181

0.388

0.456

 > 35

51 (39.3)

63 (45.0)

49 (37.7)

59 (42.1)

Sex

 Male

61 (46.9)

75 (53.6)

70 (53.8)

73 (52.1)

0.264

0.811

0.275

0.779

 Female

69 (53.1)

65 (46.4)

60 (46.2)

67 (47.9)

Malaria episodes before study

 Yes

74 (56.9)

88 (62.9)

65 (50.0)

82 (58.6)

0.263

0.463

0.320

0.158

 No

56 (43.1)

52 (37.1)

65 (50.0)

58 (41.4)

Sufficient ownership of LLINs for family members (2 persons/net)

 Yes

126 (96.9)

135 (96.4)

124 (95.4)

131 (93.6)

0.519

0.200

0.821

0.516

 No

4 (3.10)

5 (3.6)

6 (4.60)

9 (6.4)

Enough annual family income

 Yes

109 (83.8)

121 (86.4)

116 (89.2)

124 (88.6)

0.203

0.588

0.551

0.863

 No

21 (16.2)

19 (13.6)

14 (10.8)

16 (11.4)

Education level

 ≤ Primary

71 (54.6)

90 (64.3)

72 (55.4)

84 (60.0)

0.901

0.460

0.106

0.443

 > Primary

59 (45.4)

50 (35.7)

58 (44.6)

56 (40.0)

  1. Degree of freedom for Chi-square test = 1, LLIN = Long-lasting insecticide treated net, education: primary—able to read and write or grade 1 to 5