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Table 4 Association between independent factors and dengue prevention behaviour

From: Factors associated with dengue prevention behaviour in Lowokwaru, Malang, Indonesia: a cross-sectional study

Independent variables

Dengue prevention behaviour

P value

Need improvement

Moderate and Good*

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

 Male

30 (50%)

30 (50%)

0.007

 Female

48 (30.4%)

110 (69.6%)

 

Age

  < 21 years

4 (80.0%)

1 (20.0%)

0.010**

 21–40 years

37 (44.6%)

46 (55.4%)

 

 41–60 years

31 (31.0%)

69 (69.0%)

 

  > 60 years

6 (20.0%)

24 (80.0%)

 

Duration of stay in Malang (year)

 1–20

23 (52.3%)

21 (47.7%)

0.016

 21–40

31 (39.2%)

48 (60.8%)

 

 40–60

20 (26.7%)

55 (73.3%)

 

  > 60

4 (20.0%)

16 (80.0%)

 

Number of family member (year)

 1–2

15 (68.2%)

7 (31.8%)

0.004

 3–4

34 (34.35)

65 (65.7%)

 

  > 4

29 (30.5%)

66 (69.5%)

 

Perception level

 Moderate

24 (61.5%)

15 (38.5%)

0.000

 Positive

54 (30.2%)

125 (69.8%)

 

Perceive benefit level toward prevention behaviour

 Moderate

27 (51.9%)

25 (48.1%)

0.005

 Positive

51 (30.7%)

115 (69.3%)

 

Perceive barrier level toward prevention behaviours

 Moderate

50 (51%)

48 (49%)

0.000

 Positive

28 (23.3%)

92 (76.7%)

 
  1. *Moderate combined with good dengue prevention behaviour
  2. **Fisher’s exact test