Table 5

Literacy on health and hygiene

HSA

Non-HPS

p value

1. Health knowledge scores (mean ± SD)

Primary

12.13+2.45

11.58+2.82

<0.001

Secondary

12.40+2.44

12.41+2.69

0.95

2. get health info from teachers (very much or quite a lot)

Primary

86.7% (441/509)

84.2%(568/674)

0.25

Secondary

69.4% (546/786)

68.7%(498/725)

0.74

3. Get health info from classmates (very much or quite a lot)

Primary

39.4% (200/508)

38.8%(260/671)

0.83

Secondary

28.4% (223/786)

26.6%(193/725)

0.45

4. Get health Information from ambassador (very much or quite a lot)

Primary

32.8% (165/503)

17.7%(119/673)

<0.001

Secondary

19.0% (149/785)

10.5% (76/720)

<0.001

5. Get health info from media (very much or quite a lot)

Primary

46.5% (236/507)

43.2%(291/673)

0.002

Secondary

48.5% (380/783)

49.8%(360/724)

0.64

6. Get health info from pamphlets (very much or quite a lot)

Primary

52.3% (265/507)

46.2%(311/674)

0.04

Secondary

36.5% (287/786)

27.3%(197/722)

<0.001

7. Get health info from website (very much or quite a lot)

Primary

42.3% (215/508)

44.9%(303/674)

0.37

Secondary

20.3% (160/786)

19.7%(143/724)

0.77

Lee et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:42   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-42