Table 1 Proportions of school children whose parents answered “yes” to the different questions according to the school
Questions | Intervention schools | Control schools | p |
|---|---|---|---|
Did your child tell you about malaria? | 46,63% (83/178) | 32,58% (29/89) | 0,028 |
Did he tell you how you get malaria? | 100% (83/83) | 100% (29/29) | – |
Did he tell you how to avoid mosquito bites? | 97,56% (80/82) | 96,55% (28/29) | 0,383 |
Did he tell you how to fight mosquitoes? | 98,73% (78/79) | 96,55% (28/29) | 0,466 |
Did he tell you how to recognize malaria and treat yourself? | 86,21% (50/58) | 67,86% (19/28) | 0,080 |