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Table 3 Multivariate general linear modelling parameters for the effects of the school-based SBCC intervention on malaria-related psychographics and behavioral outcomes among primary school students in Jimma, 2019 (N = 631)

From: Effectiveness of the school-based social and behaviour change communication interventions on insecticide-treated nets utilization among primary school children in rural Ethiopia: a controlled quasi-experimental design

Psychographic outcomes

Mean (SD)

Intervention

Control

MD (95% CI)

Effect sizes

MDK score

15.03 (4.55)

9.00 (4.03)

5.83 (5.12 to 6.55)

0.30

Attitude

26.02 (3.92)

20.93 (5.39)

6.01 (5.26 to 6.77)

0.28

Self-efficacy

55.76 (7.71)

42.26 (11.82)

15.34 (13.73 to 16.95)

0.31

Perceived risk

19.26 (3.72)

17.70 (3.85)

2.14 (1.53 to 2.76)

0.07

Perceived severity

13.48 (3.99)

16.45 (3.11)

− 3.58 (− 4.16 to − 3.00)

0.19

Family support

25.04 (4.01)

19.38 (5.91)

6.39 (5.57 to 7.22)

0.26

Behavioral outcomes

Intervention, n1 (%)

Control, n2 (%)

Effects; OR

95% CI

Presence of at least one ITNs in the household

n1 = 313

N2 = 316

  

 Yes

307 (98.1)

299 (94.6)

2.909

(1.132, 7.479)

 No

6 (1.9)

17 (5.4)

–

–

Ratio of ITN per 2 persons

N1 = 308

N2 = 304

  

 ≤ 1 ITNs

165 (53.6)

151 (49.7)

0.855

(0.623, 1.175)

 > 1 ITNs

143 (46.4)

153 (50.3)

–

–

ITN of utilization

N1 = 308

N0 = 300

  

 Yes

264 (85.7)

140 (46.7)

6.857

(4.636, 10.1430

 No

44 (14.3)

160 (53.3)

–

–

  1. SBCC social and behaviour change communication, MDK multidimensional knowledge, SD standard deviation, MD mean differences