Table 4 Arsenic knowledge themes at baseline and follow-up
Name two health conditions that can happen from arsenic exposure: | Name two tasks where it is OK to use water with high arsenic: | ||||||
Major themes | Baseline % (N = 83) | Follow-up % (N = 70) | Response Category | Major themes | Baseline % (N = 84) | Follow-up % (N = 71) | Response Category |
Cancer | 28% (23) | 43% (30) | Correct | Bathing/showering | 36% (30) | 28% (20) | Correct |
Do not know | 33% (27) | 29% (20) | Incorrect | Do not know | 29% (24) | 30% (21) | Incorrect |
Diabetes | 13% (11) | 10% (7) | Correct | Washing dishes | 18% (15) | 31% (22) | Correct |
Heart disease | 14% (12) | 9% (6) | Correct | Laundry | 15% (13) | 24% (17) | Correct |
Death | 6% (5) | 11% (8) | Correct | Cleaning | 10% (8) | 13% (9) | Correct |
Name two tasks where it is NOT OK to use water with high arsenic: | How could you remove arsenic from drinking water? | ||||||
Major themes | Baseline % (N = 84) | Follow-up % (N = 71) | Response Category | Major themes | Baseline % (N = 84) | Follow-up % (N = 71) | Response Category |
Drinking | 81% (68) | 72% (51) | Correct | Filter | 81% (68) | 82% (58) | Correct |
Cooking | 61% (51) | 65% (46) | Correct | Boiling | 7% (6) | 18% (13) | Incorrect |
Do not know | 17% (14) | 17% (12) | Incorrect | Do not know | 15% (13) | 6% (4) | Incorrect |
Bathing/showering | 6% (5) | 4% (3) | Incorrect | Arsenic cannot be removed from water | 4% (3) | 7% (5) | Incorrect |
Water plants | 5% (4) | 0% (0) | Incorrect | Use alternative source (change well) | 2% (2) | 0% (0) | Correct |