What do people benefit from a citizen science programme? Evidence from a Rwandan citizen science programme on malaria control

Table 5 Perception of citizen science programme among 110 volunteers and 218 non-volunteers

Variables	Categories	Frequency	Percent
Heard about the citizen science initiative in this area	No	27	12
	Yes	191	88
	Total	218	100
Informed about the citizen science programme	Not informed at all	120	55
	Not informed	37	17
	Somewhat informed	44	20
	Well informed	15	7
	Very well informed	2	1
	Total	218	100
Source of information	Workshop	5	5
	Volunteer	72	73
	Collected mosquitoes in my house	21	21
	Total	98	100
Having a citizen science programme in the area near your home (volunteers)	Good	35	32
	Very good	75	68
	Total	110	100
Having a citizen science programme in the area near your home (non-volunteers)	Bad	5	2
	Not good and not bad	28	13
	Good	113	52
	Very good	72	33
	Total	218	100
The extent of learning from this citizen science programme (volunteers)	Moderate	13	12
	Much	61	55
	Very much	36	33
	Total	110	100
The extent of learning from this citizen science programme (non-volunteers)	Nothing	133	61
	Little	54	25
	Moderate	22	10
	Much	8	3.5
	Very much	1	0.5
	Total	218	100

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