Table 3 Distribution of participants complete malaria knowledge according to sociodemographic characteristics, Mágoe District, 2019
Variables | Malaria complete knowledge | Total | χ2 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No n (%) | Yes n (%) | ||||
922 (48.55) | 977 (51.45) | 1899 | |||
Group age | |||||
15–19 | 269 (58.10) | 194 (41.90) | 463 | 22.8 | 0.001 |
20–24 | 218 (50.00) | 218 (50.00) | 436 | ||
25–29 | 186 (51.81) | 173 (48.19) | 359 | ||
30–34 | 117 (44.32) | 147 (55.68) | 264 | ||
25–39 | 89 (43.63) | 115 (56.37) | 204 | ||
40–44 | 69 (60.53) | 45 (39.47) | 114 | ||
45–49 | 29 (49.14) | 30 (50.85) | 59 | ||
Marital status | |||||
Single | 230 (51.34) | 218 (48.66) | 448 | 0.003 | 0.958 |
Married | 747 (51.48) | 704 (48.52) | 1451 | ||
Place of residence | |||||
Mphende | 324 (53.55) | 281 (46.45) | 605 | 1.6 | 0.209 |
Mucumburra | 653 (50.46) | 641 (49.54) | 1294 | ||
Level school | |||||
None | 221 (59.89) | 148 (40.11) | 369 | 33.1 | < 0.001 |
Primary | 401 (51.94) | 371 (48.06) | 772 | ||
Primary complete | 171 (50.89) | 165 (49.11) | 336 | ||
Secondary | 159 (48.04) | 172 (51.96) | 331 | ||
Secondary complete or above | 25 (27.47) | 66 (72.53) | 91 | ||
Literacy | |||||
Does not read | 468 (58.87) | 327 (41.13) | 795 | 29.2 | < 0.001 |
Read part of a sentence | 223 (45.23) | 270 (54.77) | 493 | ||
Read a whole sentence | 284 (47.33) | 316 (52.67) | 600 | ||
Number of births | |||||
None | 166 (59.50) | 113 (40.50) | 279 | 11.5 | 0.009 |
1 to 2 children | 338 (50.15) | 336 (49.85) | 674 | ||
3 to 4 children | 272 (47.72) | 298 (52.28) | 570 | ||
5 and more children | 201 (53.46) | 175 (46.54) | 376 | ||
Radio ownership | |||||
No | 664 (51.88) | 616 (48.12) | 1280 | 0.3 | 0.593 |
Yes | 313 (50.57) | 306 (49.43) | 619 | ||
Television ownership | |||||
No | 819 (52.91) | 729 (47.09) | 1548 | 7.1 | 0.008 |
Yes | 158 (45.01) | 193 (54.99) | 351 | ||
Exposure to malaria message in the last 6 months | |||||
No | 848 (51.64) | 794 (48.36) | 1642 | 0.2 | 0.593 |
Yes | 129 (50.19) | 128 (49.81) | 257 | ||
Wealth quintile | |||||
Lowest | 252 (58.88) | 176 (41.12) | 428 | 20.4 | < 0.001 |
Second | 176 (52.69) | 158 (47.31) | 334 | ||
Medium | 197 (48.28) | 211 (51.72) | 408 | ||
Fourth | 179 (53.27) | 157 (46.73) | 336 | ||
Highest | 173 (44.02) | 220 (55.98) | 393 | ||
Language of interview | |||||
Portuguese | 37 (41.57) | 52 (58.43) | 89 | 26.5 | < 0.001 |
English | 2 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 | ||
Cinyungwe | 791 (49.91) | 794 (50.09) | 1585 | ||
Ciyau | 2 (100.00) | 0 (0.00) | 2 | ||
Other | 145 (65.61) | 76 (34.39) | 221 | ||