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Table 4 Association of malaria with the socio demographic conditions of the respondents

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

Variables and responses

Malaria cases (Zone 1)

p-value

Malaria cases (Zone 2)

p-value

 

Number

%

 

Number

%

 

a) Tribe

      

  No

111

47.03

ns

7

25.93

ns

  Yes

58

45.31

 

34

44.16

 

b) Educational level

      

  No formal education

71

42.51

0.02

10

38.46

ns

  Primary

60

52.17

 

30

56.60

 

  Secondary

37

50.68

 

13

61.90

 

  Tertiary

1

11.11

 

0

0.00

 

c) Occupation

      

  Unemployed

25

60.98

ns

6

31.58

ns

  Farmer

51

45.54

 

15

45.45

 

  Daily labour

22

57.89

 

4

44.44

 

  Service

8

36.36

 

1

16.67

 

  Business

22

44.90

 

1

25.00

 

  House work

30

36.14

 

10

41.67

 

  Student

10

58.82

 

4

57.14

 

d) Family member

      

  <6

86

40.95

0.05

20

30.77

0.03

  6-10

78

53.79

 

19

51.35

 

  >10

5

55.56

 

2

100.00

 

e) Monthly income of the family

      

  < 70 US$

52

54.74

0.05

6

42.86

ns

  70-140 US$

75

39.47

 

33

40.24

 

  141-280 US$

27

45.76

 

2

25.00

 

  > 280 US$

15

75.00

 

0

0.00

 

f) Roof of the house

      

  Straw/thatch

38

51.35

ns

17

48.57

 

  Tin

130

45.14

 

22

32.84

ns

  Concrete/Cement

1

50.00

 

2

100.00

 

g) Partition of the house

      

  Jute stick/bamboo

20

31.25

0.01

14

53.85

ns

  Tin

3

20.00

 

5

25.00

 

  Concrete/Cement

25

53.19

 

4

25.00

 

  Mud

121

51.27

 

18

42.86

 

h) Floor of the house

      

  Mud

141

47.64

ns

34

43.04

ns

  Cemented

10

38.46

 

7

28.00

 

  Semi-Cemented

13

54.17

 

0

0

 

  Other

5

27.78

 

0

0

 
  1. ns = not statistically significant.