Research Article
Pregnant Women and Malaria Preventive Measures: A Case of Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ghana
Table 5
Chi-square analysis for factors associated with pregnant women practice level on malaria prevention.
| | Malaria preventive practice level | Test statistic | Unfavourable | Favourable |
| Age group | 18–25 years | 23 | 56.1% | 18 | 43.9% | X2 = 6.276 | 26–35 years | 68 | 37.6% | 113 | 62.4% | | 36–55 years | 14 | 53.8% | 12 | 46.2% | |
| Religion | Islam | 81 | 47.1% | 91 | 52.9% | X2 = 6.904 | Christianity | 23 | 31.1% | 51 | 68.9% | | Traditional | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 100.0% | |
| Marital status | Married | 99 | 41.6% | 139 | 58.4% | X2 = 0.723 | Single | 6 | 54.5% | 5 | 45.5% | |
| Level of education | None | 24 | 85.7% | 4 | 14.3% | | Primary | 37 | 51.4% | 35 | 48.6% | X2 = 41.482 | Secondary | 29 | 42.6% | 39 | 57.4% | | Tertiary | 16 | 19.5% | 66 | 80.5% | |
| Employment status | Unemployed | 39 | 63.9% | 22 | 36.1% | X2 = 20.533 | Self-employed | 47 | 42.7% | 63 | 57.3% | | Government-employed | 20 | 25.6% | 58 | 74.4% | |
| Monthly income | <1000 GH | 89 | 50.6% | 87 | 49.4% | X2 = 21.838 | 2000–3000 GH | 8 | 20.0% | 32 | 80.0% | | >3000 GH | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 100.0% | |
| Gestation weeks grouped | 16–27 weeks | 50 | 42.7% | 67 | 57.3% | X2 = 0.0 | 28–38 weeks | 56 | 42.7% | 75 | 57.3% | |
| Malaria preventive knowledge level | Unfavourable | 28 | 50.9% | 27 | 49.1% | X2 = 2.090 | Favourable | 78 | 40.0% | 117 | 60.0% | |
| Attitude level toward malaria prevention | Unfavourable | 63 | 66.3% | 32 | 33.7% | X2 = 35.885 | Favourable | 43 | 27.7% | 112 | 72.3% | |
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Source: field survey (2021).
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