Table 2 Description of the study population, by region
From: Malaria care-seeking and treatment ideation among gold miners in Guyana
Miner’s characteristics | Prevalence | Chi-square | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Region 1 (n = 157) | Region 7 (n = 386) | Region 8 (n = 202) | Total (n = 745) | P-value | |
Male | 82.4 | 88 | 82.9 | 85.8 | 0.260 |
Christian | 83.1 | 82.4 | 79.2 | 81.7 | 0.668 |
≥ Five years’ mining experience | 38.9 | 56.3 | 41.1 | 49.7 | 0.001*** |
Older than 35 years old | 42.9 | 47.8 | 33.6 | 43.4 | 0.002** |
Married | 37.3 | 47.2 | 32.8 | 42.0 | 0.005** |
Secondary education | 24.7 | 34.4 | 27.2 | 31.1 | 0.079 |
Had a prior episode of malaria in the past year | 68.3 | 67.8 | 62.4 | 66.5 | 0.361 |
Owns mobile phone | 61.8 | 77.8 | 61.7 | 71.2 | < 0.001*** |
Access to mass media channels | 44 | 53.4 | 38.2 | 48.1 | 0.019* |
Listens to the radio frequently | 8.7 | 16.2 | 13 | 14.2 | 0.168 |
Watches TV frequently | 25.5 | 21.3 | 15.8 | 20.6 | 0.333 |
Access internet frequently | 22.7 | 35 | 15.9 | 28.2 | < 0.001*** |
Access social media frequently | 18.7 | 31.8 | 16.5 | 25.9 | < 0.001*** |