Table 3 Pre- and post-intervention comparison of the control group in Phase 2 of the study (received no intervention)
Question number | Correct answers before the intervention (%) | Correct answers after the intervention (%) | Answer improvement (%) | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1: Have you ever heard about malaria? | 52 | 84 | 32 | < 0.001* |
2: What do you know about malaria? | 76 | 84 | 8 | 0.754 |
3: Which insect causes malaria? | 89 | 100 | 11 | 0.016 |
4: The insect causes malaria by: | 80 | 80 | 0 | N/A |
5: What does malaria feel like (sickness)? | 54 | 59 | 5 | 0.607 |
6: Where do mosquitoes come from? | 69 | 80 | 11 | 0.167 |
7: What time do mosquitoes come outside? | 69 | 69 | 0 | N/A |
8: What are a few ways to stop malaria? | 28 | 30 | 2 | 1.000 |
9.1: I know how I can protect myself from malaria? | 74 | 97 | 23 | 0.001* |
9.2: Why? Why not? | 87 | 78 | − 9 | 0.791 |