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Table 2 Index of children’s characteristics

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

Characteristic

Experiment

Controln = 200

Test statistic

P value

 

n = 200 [%]

[%]

value (X2)

 

Sex

Male

96 (48.0)

98 (49.0)

0.04

0.84

Female

104 (52.0)

102 (51.0)

  

Age group (months)

< 6

31 (15.5)

36 (18.0)

6.20

0.10

6-11

37 (18.5)

28 (14.0)

  

12-23

57 (28.5)

76 (38.0)

  

24-35

44 (22.0)

32 (16.0)

  

36+

31 (15.5)

28 (14.0)

  

Person child shares bed with

Mother

145 (72.5)

144 (72.0)

0.49

0.78

Parents

49 (24.5)

52 (26.0)

  

Other sibling

6 (3.0)

4 (2.0)