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Table 2 Knowledge of vector-borne diseases from participants in Phanom (urban) and Pong Nam Ron (rural) study Districts in Thailand

From: Targeting educational campaigns for prevention of malaria and dengue fever: an assessment in Thailand

Survey question

Phanom (urban)

Pong Nam Ron (rural)

P-value

 

n (%)

n (%)

 

“Have you heard of malaria or dengue fever?”

  

0.002*

  Yes

52 (98)

7 (64)

 

  No

1 (2)

4 (36)

 

“Have you suffered from M/D before?”

  

0.096

  Yes

31 (58)

3 (27)

 

  No

22 (42)

8 (73)

 

“Do you know how you can get malaria and/or dengue fever?”**

   

  Contaminated food

2

0

1.0

  Bite from a mosquito

51

9

0.410

  Another person

3

1

0.508

  Dirty water

1

2

0.023*

  1. *Significant p-value.
  2. **Forced choice question; multiple responses recorded for each respondent.