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Table 3 Understanding the intervention in relation to participation

From: The acceptability of mass administrations of anti-malarial drugs as part of targeted malaria elimination in villages along the Thai–Myanmar border

 

MDA administration

 

No

Incomplete

Complete

Total

p value*

Number respondents

(56)

(148)

(174)

(378)

 

What did you learn and understand during the sensitisation meetings? (more than one answer was allowed)

 Many people who get malaria become sick

49

88 %

125

84 %

159

91 %

333

88 %

0.151

 Individuals can have malaria infections and feel perfectly well

16

29 %

63

43 %

81

47 %

324

43 %

0.038

 Malaria is more common in the rainy season

42

76 %

114

78 %

146

85 %

305

81 %

0.857

Mosquitoes may become infected from biting individuals who do not get sick

44

80 %

111

75 %

137

79 %

292

78 %

0.672

 It is difficult to tell which individuals are carrying malaria without getting sick

36

64 %

92

62 %

96

55 %

224

59 %

0.281

 Nothing

1

2 %

1

1 %

1

1 %

3

1 %

0.531

What do you think the medicine is for?

 Protection from malaria

43

77 %

122

82 %

157

90 %

322

85 %

0.023

 Gives me strength/energy

1

2 %

8

5 %

8

5 %

17

4 %

0.536

 Mosquitoes will not be able to bite me

1

2 %

5

3 %

4

2 %

10

3 %

0.759

 After taking the medicine I will not need to sleep under my bed net

0

0 %

1

1 %

0

0 %

1

0 %

0.459

 No answer

11

20 %

12

8 %

5

3 %

28

7 %

 
  1. The table shows the number of respondents who agree with the answer. The statistical comparison is between people who answered “yes” and people who didn’t. Responses are sorted by totals
  2. * Chi squared test