Malaria prevention in the city of Yaoundé: knowledge and practices of urban dwellers
Abstract Background Malaria prevention in Cameroon mainly relies on the use of ITNs. Although several free distribution campaigns of treated nets have been conducted across the country, bed net usage remains very low. A household survey was conducted to assess knowledge of the population and practic...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:a4cc7286c231479b90e34f1958973fab 2023-05-15T15:14:26+02:00 Malaria prevention in the city of Yaoundé: knowledge and practices of urban dwellers Abdou Talipouo Carmene S. Ngadjeu Patricia Doumbe-Belisse Landre Djamouko-Djonkam Nadege Sonhafouo-Chiana Edmond Kopya Roland Bamou Parfait Awono-Ambene Sylvain Woromogo Sevilor Kekeunou Charles S. Wondji Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2799-6 https://doaj.org/article/a4cc7286c231479b90e34f1958973fab EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2799-6 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-019-2799-6 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/a4cc7286c231479b90e34f1958973fab Malaria Journal, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2019) Malaria Knowledge Practices Households ITNs Anopheles Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2019 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-2799-6 2022-12-31T16:20:24Z Abstract Background Malaria prevention in Cameroon mainly relies on the use of ITNs. Although several free distribution campaigns of treated nets have been conducted across the country, bed net usage remains very low. A household survey was conducted to assess knowledge of the population and practices affecting treated net usage in the city of Yaoundé. Methods A community-based descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in January 2017 in 32 districts of the city of Yaoundé. Parents (household head, spouse or an elder representative) who consented to the study, were interviewed using a structured pre-tested questionnaire. Interviews were conducted in French or English. A questionnaire consisting of 22 questions was administered to know (i) people’s knowledge and attitude on preventive measures; and, (ii) attitudes concerning the treatment of malaria and estimated amount spent for malaria prevention and treatment. Results A total of 1643 household heads were interviewed. Over 94% of people interviewed associated malaria transmission to mosquito bites. The main methods used against mosquito bites were: treated bed nets (94%; n = 1526) and insecticide spray or coils (32.2%; n = 523). The majority of people interviewed reported using bed nets mainly to prevent from mosquito bites (84.4%, n = 1257), rather than for malaria prevention (47.3%). Knowledge and attitude analysis revealed that people with university or secondary level of education have better knowledge of malaria, prevention and treatment measures compared to those with the primary level (OR = 7.03; P < 0.001). Also, wealthy households were more aware of good practices concerning malaria prevention and treatment compared to poor ones. In the majority of districts of Yaoundé, over 50% of people interviewed per district, had good knowledge of malaria and prevention measures but less than 50% applied good practices concerning malaria treatment and prevention. The amount spent annually by a household for vector control was CFAF 11,589 ± 1133 (US$21.87 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 18 1 |
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Malaria Knowledge Practices Households ITNs Anopheles Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Abdou Talipouo Carmene S. Ngadjeu Patricia Doumbe-Belisse Landre Djamouko-Djonkam Nadege Sonhafouo-Chiana Edmond Kopya Roland Bamou Parfait Awono-Ambene Sylvain Woromogo Sevilor Kekeunou Charles S. Wondji Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio Malaria prevention in the city of Yaoundé: knowledge and practices of urban dwellers |
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Abstract Background Malaria prevention in Cameroon mainly relies on the use of ITNs. Although several free distribution campaigns of treated nets have been conducted across the country, bed net usage remains very low. A household survey was conducted to assess knowledge of the population and practices affecting treated net usage in the city of Yaoundé. Methods A community-based descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted in January 2017 in 32 districts of the city of Yaoundé. Parents (household head, spouse or an elder representative) who consented to the study, were interviewed using a structured pre-tested questionnaire. Interviews were conducted in French or English. A questionnaire consisting of 22 questions was administered to know (i) people’s knowledge and attitude on preventive measures; and, (ii) attitudes concerning the treatment of malaria and estimated amount spent for malaria prevention and treatment. Results A total of 1643 household heads were interviewed. Over 94% of people interviewed associated malaria transmission to mosquito bites. The main methods used against mosquito bites were: treated bed nets (94%; n = 1526) and insecticide spray or coils (32.2%; n = 523). The majority of people interviewed reported using bed nets mainly to prevent from mosquito bites (84.4%, n = 1257), rather than for malaria prevention (47.3%). Knowledge and attitude analysis revealed that people with university or secondary level of education have better knowledge of malaria, prevention and treatment measures compared to those with the primary level (OR = 7.03; P < 0.001). Also, wealthy households were more aware of good practices concerning malaria prevention and treatment compared to poor ones. In the majority of districts of Yaoundé, over 50% of people interviewed per district, had good knowledge of malaria and prevention measures but less than 50% applied good practices concerning malaria treatment and prevention. The amount spent annually by a household for vector control was CFAF 11,589 ± 1133 (US$21.87 ... |
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