Research Article
Awareness and Malaria Prevention Practices in a Rural Community in the Ho Municipality, Ghana
Table 5
Association between knowledge of malaria preventive measure and demographic characteristics.
| | | Knowledge on malaria preventive measures | Variable | Responses | Poor knowledge (%) | Fair knowledge (%) | Good knowledge (%) | P value |
| Age of respondents | 18-25 years | 20(26) | 40(53) | 16(21) | 0.110 | 26-40 years | 20(19) | 64(61) | 21(20) | | 41-64 years | 20(39) | 20(39) | 11(22) | | 65+ years | 5(31) | 10(63) | 1(6) | |
| Sex | Male | 38(32) | 58(49) | 23(19) | 0.131 | Female | 27(21) | 76(59) | 26(20) | |
| Highest educational level attained by respondents | None | 14(26) | 27(50) | 13(24) | 0.094 | Primary | 24(22) | 65(59) | 21(19) | | Secondary | 20(27) | 38(52) | 15(201) | | Tertiary | 7(64) | 4(36) | 0(0) | |
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