Table 3 Factors associated with knowledge of malaria among caregivers of children under 5 years in South West Nigeria.
Demographics variables | Poor | Good | Total | \(\chi^2\)-cal. | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Male | 12(12.8) | 82(87.2) | 94 | 0.056 | 0.813 |
Female | 96(13.7) | 607(86.3) | 703 | ||
State | |||||
Osun State | 22(21.4) | 81(78.6) | 103 | ||
Oyo State | 29(14.9) | 165(85.1) | 194 | 8.38 | 0.038* |
Ondo State | 24(10.0) | 215(90.0) | 239 | ||
Ogun State | 33(12.6) | 228(87.4) | 261 | ||
Religion | |||||
Christianity | 63(10.6) | 534(89.4) | 597 | 23.49 | 0.000** |
Islam | 40(21.2) | 149(78.8) | 189 | ||
Others | 5(45.5) | 6(54.5) | 11 | ||
Education | |||||
No formal education | 5(31.2) | 11(68.8) | 16 | 49.946 | 0.000** |
Primary | 10(30.3) | 23(69.7) | 33 | ||
Secondary | 47(19.7) | 192(80.3) | 239 | ||
Tertiary | 33(7.0) | 437(93.0) | 470 | ||
Others | 13(33.3) | 26(66.7) | 39 | ||
Income (Naira) | |||||
Less than 50,000 | 41(17.7) | 191(82.3) | 232 | ||
50,000–100,000 | 37(11.8) | 277(88.2) | 314 | 5.085 | 0.166 |
More than 100,000 | 11(10.5) | 94(89.5) | 105 | ||
Unwilling to disclose | 19(13.0) | 127(87.0) | 146 | ||
