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Table 1 Relationships of the socio-demographic characteristics and mean scores of acceptability and feasibility of the school-engaged malaria SBCC, Jimma, Ethiopia 2019, (N = 205)

From: Acceptability and feasibility of the school-engaged social and behavior change communication approach on malaria prevention in Ethiopia: implications for engagement, empowerment, and retention (EER) of education sectors in malaria elimination efforts

Characteristics

 

Mean score (SD)

Frequency (%)

Feasibility

Acceptability

Districts

 Gera

40 (19.80)

11.08(2.18)

25.88 (2.85)

 Shebe Sombo

41 (20.29)

12.72(1.58)

26.17(3.57)

 Nono Benja

38 (18.81)

12.18(1.78)

25.37(3.76)

 Botor Tollay

40 (19.80)

11.84(2.25)

24.68 (4.20)

 Limmu Kossa

43 (21.29)

12.49(1.76)

26.00(4.16)

 P-value

 

0.002

0.379

Job category

 Teachersb

137 (66.83)

12.08(2.03)

25.85(3.73)

 Health workers

68 (33.17)

11.96(1.97)

25.09(3.72)

 P-value

 

0.677

0.172

Age

 < 24 years

11 (5.37)

13.18()1.47

27.18(2.96)

 25–29 years

109 (53.17)

12.13(1.89)

25.52(3.69)

 30–34 years

72 (35.12)

11.69(2.24)

25.40(4.13)

 > 35 years

13 (6.34)

12.15(1.57)

25.92(1.89)

 P-value

 

0.110

0.513

Sex

 Male

130 (63.41)

11.87(2.09)

25.71()3.91

 Female

75 (36.59)

12.33(1.81)

25.39(3.44)

 P-value

 

0.111

0.545

Ethnicity

 Oromo

190 (92.68)

12.03(2.04)

25.54(3.84)

 Othersa

15 (7.32)

12.13(2.00)

26.27(1.94)

 P-value

 

0.850

0.471

Religion

 Orthodox

49 (23.90)

11.86(1.94)

25.06(4.17)

 Muslim

78 (38.05)

12.09(2.07)

25.51(3.44)

 Protestant

78 (38.05)

12.10(2.00)

26.01(3.74)

 P-value

 

0.768

0.367

Marital status

 Single

32 (15.61)

12.50(1.72)

26.03(3.29)

 Married

173 (84.39)

11.95(2.05)

25.51(3.82)

 P-value

 

0.157

0.474

Level of education

 Diploma

150 (73.17)

12.23(1.94)

25.79(3.34)

 BSc degree

55 (26.83)

11.51(2.10)

25.05(4.64)

 P-value

 

0.022

0.211

Experiences

  < 5 years

21 (10.23)

12.19(2.11)

25.76(3.85)

 6–10 years

126 (61.46)

12.21(1.87)

25.83(3.45)

  > 11 years

58 (28.29)

11.60(2.22)

25.02(4.27)

 P-value

 

0.148

0.381

Monthly salary

  < 2999birr

34 (16.59)

12.53(2.15)

25.56(4.40)

 3000-3999birr

37 (18.05)

12.32(1.33)

26.30(3.00)

 4000-4999birr

95 (46.34)

11.92(2.15)

25.52(3.62)

  > 5000birr

39 (19.02)

11.64(1.98)

25.15(4.08)

 P-value

 

0.197

0.597

Received training on a health-related issue

 Yes

119 (58.05)

12.16(1.96)

25.59(3.56)

 No

86 (41.95)

11.87(2.07)

25.60(3.99)

 P-value

 

0.312

0.975

  1. Othersa = Amhara, Kafa, Guraghe, SD standard deviations, Teachersb = this include all school personnel such as schools’ principals and malaria focal teachers.