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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: The effect of health education intervention on the home management of malaria among the caregivers of children aged under 5 years in Ogun State, Nigeria

 

Experimental groupn = 200 (%)

Control groupn=200 (%)

Test statistic value (X2)

P value

Age (years)<2525 to

52 (26.0)

53 (26.5)

0.02

0.99

34

105 (52.5)

105 (52.5)

  

35

43 (21.5)

42 (21.0)

  

Total

200 (100)

200 (100)

  

Marital status

    

Currently married

184 (92.0)

180 (90.0)

0.49

0.48

Others

16 (8.0)

20 (10.0)

  

Total

200 (100)

200 (100)

  

Religion

    

Christianity

133 (66.6)

148 (74.0)

2.68

0.1

Islam

67 (33.3)

52 (26.0)

  

Total

200 (100)

200 (100)

  

Mother’s income (₦)

    

Less than 2500

66 (33.0)

74 (37.0)

2.33

0.51

2500-4999

64 (32.0)

59 (29.5)

  

5000-7499

27 (18.5)

19 (9.5)

  

7500 + 

43 (21.5)

48 (24.0)

  

Total

200 (100)

200 (100)

  

Father’s Income (₦)

    

<2500

11(5.5)

12(6.0)

1.13

0.77

2500-4999

19(9.5)

23(11.5)

  

5000-7499

38(19.0) 132(66.0)

43(21.5) 122(61.0)

  

7500 + 

132(66.0)

122(61.0)

  

Total

200 (100)

200 (100)