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Table 2 Demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Socio-demographic factors influencing knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding malaria in Bangladesh

 

Zone 1

Zone 2

p-value

Characteristics

Number

%

Number

%

 

a) Gender

     

  Male

144

39.6

70

67.3

0.00

  Female

220

60.4

34

32.7

 

b) Age

    

0.05

  <13

8

2.2

2

1.9

 

  13-24

52

14.3

15

14.4

 

  25-36

153

42.0

28

26.9

 

  37-48

79

21.7

28

26.9

 

  >48

72

19.8

31

29.8

 

c) Educational level

     

  No formal education

144

39.6

26

25.0

0.01

  Primary

115

31.6

53

51.0

 

  Secondary

62

17.0

18

17.2

 

  Tertiary

43

11.8

7

6.8

 

d) Occupation

     

  Unemployed

41

11.3

19

18.3

ns

  Farmer

112

30.8

33

31.7

 

  Daily labor

38

10.4

9

8.7

 

  Service

22

6.0

6

5.8

 

  Business

49

13.5

4

3.8

 

  Technician

1

0.3

2

1.9

 

  House work

83

22.8

24

23.1

 

  Student

17

4.7

7

6.7

 

e) Tribe

     

  No

236

64.8

27

26.0

0.00

  Yes

128

35.2

77

74.0

 

f) No. of family member

     

  <6

210

57.7

65

62.5

ns

  6-10

145

39.8

37

35.6

 

  >10

9

2.5

2

1.9

 

g) Monthly income

     

  < 70 US$

95

26.1

14

13.5

0.00

  70-140 US$

190

52.2

82

78.8

 

  141-280 US$

59

16.2

8

7.7

 

  > 280 US$

20

5.5

0

0.00

 
  1. ns = not statistically significant.