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Table 4 Pre- and post-intervention comparison of the song-only group, i.e., song-only intervention in phase 2 of the study (n = 124)

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

Question number

Correct answers before the intervention (%)

Correct answers after the intervention (%)

Answer improvement (%)

p value*

1: Have you ever heard about malaria?

41

100

59

< 0.001*

2: What do you know about malaria?

77

97

20

0.125

3: Which insect causes malaria?

92

100

8

0.063

4: The insect causes malaria by:

75

100

25

< 0.001*

5: What does malaria feel like (sickness)?

43

98

55

< 0.001*

6: Where do mosquitoes come from?

63

100

37

< 0.001*

7: What time do mosquitoes come outside?

75

100

25

< 0.001*

8: What are a few ways to stop malaria?

10

87

77

< 0.001*

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

57

100

43

< 0.001*

9.2: Why? Why not?

92

98

6

0.250

  1. *Statistically significant p values, p < 0.05