Table 2 Overview of respondents answers to questionnaire items before and after the intervention
Questionnaire items | Pre intervention | Post intervention | Difference | P-value (McNemar's) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N | % | N | % | % | Â |
Malaria characteristics in general | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 683 | 61.81 | 748 | 67.88 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 422 | 38.19 | 354 | 32.12 | 5.9 | 0.0038 |
Is malaria a problem in the area? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 982 | 95.71 | 1005 | 98.63 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 44 | 4.29 | 14 | 1.37 | 3.2 | < 0.0001 |
How is malaria transmitted? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 993 | 90.93 | 1012 | 93.01 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 99 | 9.07 | 76 | 6.99 | 2.0 | 0.0882 |
What can be done to prevent malaria? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 200 | 18.21 | 365 | 32.48 |  |  |
   Partially correct | 780 | 71.04 | 699 | 63.78 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 118 | 10.75 | 41 | 3.74 | (pooled) 7.1 | < 0.0001 |
Symptoms of malaria | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 626 | 56.65 | 569 | 51.63 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 479 | 43.35 | 533 | 48.37 | - 5.1 | 0.0120 |
Can malaria occur during pregnancy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 898 | 81.93 | 1022 | 96.96 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 198 | 18.07 | 32 | 3.04 | 13.2 | < 0.0001 |
Susceptibility during pregnancy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 768 | 73.07 | 895 | 85.98 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 283 | 26.93 | 146 | 14.02 | 11.3 | < 0.0001 |
Can malaria give problems in pregnancy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 820 | 77.14 | 990 | 96.40 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 243 | 22.86 | 37 | 3.60 | 17.6 | < 0.0001 |
Can malaria give problems for the foetus? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 765 | 82.79 | 973 | 97.30 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 159 | 17.21 | 27 | 2.70 | 15.4 | < 0.0001 |
What problems can malaria give? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 96 | 9.04 | 263 | 23.91 |  |  |
   Partially correct | 780 | 73.45 | 721 | 65.55 | (pooled) 7.2 | < 0.0001 |
   Incorrect | 186 | 17.51 | 116 | 10.55 |  |  |
How can malaria be prevented during pregnancy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 26 | 2.47 | 73 | 6.80 |  |  |
   Partially correct | 782 | 74.33 | 885 | 82.48 | 12.1 | < 0.0001 |
   Incorrect | 244 | 23.19 | 115 | 10.72 |  |  |
Is correct use of IPTp (Fansidar) named? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 69 | 6.23 | 214 | 19.35 |  |  |
   Incorrect | 98 | 8.86 | 41 | 3.71 | 28.6 | 0.0005 |
   No answer | 939 | 84.90 | 851 | 76.94 | Excluded |  |
What medications for malaria can be used during pregnancy? | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Correct | 520 | 50.05 | 686 | 64.78 | 14.5 | < 0.0001 |
   Incorrect | 519 | 49.95 | 373 | 35.22 |  |  |