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Table 2 Pre- and post-intervention comparison of the group that received the song-only intervention in Phase 1 (n = 244)

From: Could a culturally and age-appropriate song contribute towards malaria prevention in primary school learners?

Questions

Correct answers before the intervention (%)

Correct answers after the intervention (%)

Answer improvement (%)

p value*

1: Have you ever heard about malaria?

54

100

46

< 0.001*

2: What do you know about malaria?

70

100

30

0.002*

3: Which insect causes malaria?

93

100

7

0.125

4: The insect causes malaria by:

80

100

20

< 0.001*

5: What does malaria feel like (sickness)?

52

97

45

< 0.001*

6: Where do mosquitoes come from?

72

97

25

< 0.001*

7: What time do mosquitoes come outside?

87

98

11

0.039*

8: What are a few ways to stop malaria?

34

87

53

< 0.001*

9.1: I know how I can protect myself from malaria?

75

100

25

< 0.001*

9.2: Why? Why not?

74

98

24

0.001*

  1. *Statistically significant p values, p < 0.05