Table 4 Association of Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Study Population and their Dengue Prevention Behaviour
Variable | Dengue Prevention Behaviour | Test of significant | |
|---|---|---|---|
Adequate | Inadequate | (χ 2; p- value) | |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Age category (years) | |||
18 to 45 years | 32 (14.0) | 196 (86.0) | χ 2 ( d.f . = 1, N = 496) = 7.14 |
46 to 70 years | 63 (23.5) | 205 (76.5) | p = 0 .008* |
Gender | |||
Male | 48 (20.3) | 205 (76.5) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 0.36 |
Female | 47 (18.1) | 212 (81.9) | p = 0.55 |
Nationality | |||
Non-Sinhalese | 01 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 2.70 |
Sinhalese | 94 (19.7) | 382 (80.3) | p = 0.10 |
Marital status | |||
Other | 11 (20.8) | 42 (79.2) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 0.10 |
Married | 84 (19.0) | 359 (81.0) | p = 0.75 |
Level of education | |||
Above O/L | 40 (20.1) | 159 (79.9) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 0.19 |
O/L or below | 55 (18.5) | 242 (81.5) | p = 0.66 |
Occupation | |||
Employed | 62 (22.6) | 212 (77.4) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 4.77 |
Non-employed | 33 (14.9) | 189 (85.1) | p = 0.029* |
Duration of living | |||
36 to 70 years | 41 (21.1) | 153 (78.9) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 0.81 |
1 to 35 years | 54 (17.9) | 248 (82.1) | p = 0.37 |
Family members per family | |||
One to four | 72 (22.2) | 252 (77.8) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 5.68 |
Five to Eight | 23 (13.4) | 149 (86.6) | p = 0.017* |
Household monthly income | |||
Less than USD 200 | 56 (21.0) | 211 (79.0) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 1.24 |
More than USD 200 | 39 (17.0) | 190 (83.0) | p = 0.27 |
Per capita monthly income | |||
USD 50 or less | 50 (19.9) | 201(80.1) | χ 2 (d.f. = 1, N = 496) = 0.19 |
More than USD 50 | 45 (18.4) | 200 (81.6) | p = 0.66 |