Table 7 Self-assessment of own knowledge about malaria (1–5-point scale) before and after initiation of MEDP IEC activities
| Variables | N | Average score of knowledge (1–5 point scale) |
Paired test P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before MEDP | After MEDP | |||
| Age | ||||
| 18–29 | 246 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| 30–44 | 262 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| 45 + | 265 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 256 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Male | 517 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Unmarried | 107 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 0.000 |
| Married | 666 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate | 147 | 1.2 ± 0.5 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Primary | 188 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 0.000 |
| Middle | 170 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 0.000 |
| High school | 268 | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Occupation | ||||
| Farmer | 295 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Labour | 296 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 0.000 |
| Others | 76 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 3.1 ± 1.2 | 0.000 |
| No-work/housewife | 106 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Caste | ||||
| ST/SC | 538 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Others | 235 | 1.7 ± 0.8 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Income | ||||
| < 10 K | 534 | 1.54 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| ≥ 10 K | 239 | 1.52 ± 0.8 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 154 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 2.7 ± 0.9 | 0.000 |
| Poorer | 156 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 0.000 |
| Middle | 154 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 2.6 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Richer | 155 | 1.6 ± 0.7 | 3.0 ± 1.2 | 0.000 |
| Richest | 154 | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |
| Total | 773 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 1.1 | 0.000 |