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Table 4 Mean and standard deviation of malaria literacy scores by background characteristics of ASHAs

From: Assessment of ASHA for knowledge, diagnosis and treatment on malaria in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh as part of the malaria elimination demonstration project

Characteristics

Mean

SD

N (%)

P value

Age

 ≤ 29

15.4

3.9

46 (20.9)

 30–39

16.3

5.2

144 (65.4)

0.109

 40+

18.8

4.0

30 (13.6)

0.000

Education

 ≤Primary

13.4

4.6

36 (16.3)

 Middle

15.6

5.1

105 (47.7)

0.024

 High school

16.8

4.4

79 (35.9)

0.000

Caste

 ST

15.5

4.9

147 (66.8)

 SC

17.8

4.3

14 (6.36)

0.092

 Others (including general and other backward castes)

17.0

4.4

59 (26.8)

0.042

Primary occupation

 Home-maker

15.7

4.9

84 (38.1)

 Own farming

16.9

4.8

51 (23.1)

0.167

 Agriculture labour

15.2

4.6

51 (23.1)

0.557

 Manual labour

16.4

4.4

26 (12.0)

0.516

 Others

17.5

4.1

8 (3.7)

0.318

Rounds of training received

 ≤ 3

13.2

4.0

21 (9.5)

 4–6

16.7

5.3

72 (32.7)

0.006

 7+

16.1

4.5

127 (57.8)

0.006

Received training on Malaria

 No

11.6

3.9

20 (9.0)

 Yes

16.5

4.6

200 (91.0)

0.000

Total

16.0

4.8

220 (100)

 
  1. SD standard deviation, N total number of ASHAs