Table 3 Health knowledge
Questionnaire items (number of possible correct answers) | Women (N = 310) | Men (N = 310) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Number | % | Number | % |
Number of correct answers given to prevent diarrhoea (4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 222 | 71.6 | 194 | 62.6 |
1 | 41 | 13.2 | 39 | 12.6 |
2 | 45 | 14.5 | 64 | 20.6 |
3 | 2 | 0.6 | 13 | 4.2 |
4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Number said to give more drink to child with diarrhoea | 152 | 49.0 | 161 | 51.9 |
Number who know ORS | 148 | 47.7 | 144 | 46.5 |
Number said to give breast milk followed by ORS if necessary to a baby under 6 months with diarrhoea | 105 | 33.9 | 112 | 36.1 |
Number said to dress lightly and cool child with damp cloth if child is sick with fever | 249 | 80.3 | 242 | 78.1 |
Number heard about malaria | 277 | 89.4 | 301 | 97.1 |
Number said people become infected with malaria from mosquito bite | 141 | 45.5 | 212 | 68.4 |
Number of correct answers given to avoid malaria (4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 169 | 54.5 | 91 | 29.4 |
1 | 80 | 25.8 | 123 | 39.7 |
2 | 57 | 18.4 | 84 | 27.1 |
3 | 4 | 1.3 | 12 | 3.9 |
4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Number of correct medicines to treat malaria (4) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 174 | 56.1 | 137 | 44.2 |
1 | 127 | 41.0 | 156 | 50.3 |
2 | 9 | 2.9 | 17 | 5.5 |
3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Number said to give chloroquine to a child with malaria at least for 3 days even if the child gets better | 66 | 21.3 | 103 | 33.2 |
Number heard about pneumonia | 36 | 11.6 | 90 | 29.0 |
Number of correct answers given for signs of pneumonia (3) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
0 | 309 | 99.9 | 310 | 100.0 |
1 | 1 | 0.003 | 0 | 0.0 |
Number said that antibiotics are treatment for pneumonia | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Number said vaccine is the correct way to avoid measles | 61 | 19.7 | 65 | 21.0 |
Number who heard about HIV/AIDS | 280 | 90.3 | 303 | 97.7 |