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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents

From: Promoting community knowledge and action for malaria control in rural Cambodia: potential contributions of Village Malaria Workers

Characterictics (n=312)

VMW village (n=153)

HC village (n=159)

p

Means

SD

n

%

Means

SD

n

%

Age (years)*

37.8

13.3

  

38.4

13.7

  

0.696

Gender

        

0.210

Male

  

41

26.8

  

33

20.7

 

Female

  

112

73.2

  

126

79.3

 

Marital status

        

0.082

Married

  

117

76.5

  

134

84.3

 

Not married

  

36

23.5

  

25

15.7

 

Highest level of education

        

0.173

Primary

  

70

45.8

  

89

56.0

 

No education

  

60

39.2

  

48

30.2

 

Secondary/High school

  

23

15.0

  

22

13.8

 

Occupation

        

<.0001

Farmer

  

125

81.7

  

154

96.9

 

Other plus none

  

28

18.3

  

5

3.1

 

Number of household members*

4.8

2.1

  

4.9

1.9

  

0.765

Monthly income (USD)

        

0.005

Monthly income<50

  

134

87.6

  

153

96.2

 

50≤Monthly income

  

19

12.4

  

6

3.8

 

First treatment source

        

<.0001

VMW

  

55

36.0

  

0

0

 

HC

  

52

34.0

  

150

94.3

 

Other health facilities

  

46

30.0

  

9

5.7

 

Distance from health facility

        

<.0001

<2km

  

38

24.8

  

123

77.4

 

2-5km

  

39

25.5

  

36

22.6

 

>5km

  

76

49.7

  

0

0

 
  1. *Student t- test.
  2. †Chi-square test.
  3. ‡Fisher’s exact test.