Levels of knowledge regarding malaria causes, symptoms, and prevention measures among Malawian women of reproductive age
Abstract Background Malawi is a malaria-endemic country and approximately 6 million cases are reported annually. Improving knowledge of malaria causes and symptoms, and the overall perception towards malaria and its preventive measures is vital for malaria control. The current study investigated the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e5c25b61c78449c595f4bf6bd92cebcc 2023-05-15T15:17:43+02:00 Levels of knowledge regarding malaria causes, symptoms, and prevention measures among Malawian women of reproductive age Alick Sixpence Owen Nkoka Gowokani C. Chirwa Edith B. Milanzi Charles Mangani Don P. Mathanga Peter A. M. Ntenda 2020-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6 https://doaj.org/article/e5c25b61c78449c595f4bf6bd92cebcc EN eng BMC http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6 https://doaj.org/toc/1475-2875 doi:10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6 1475-2875 https://doaj.org/article/e5c25b61c78449c595f4bf6bd92cebcc Malaria Journal, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2020) Malaria Malaria-related knowledge Multinomial logistic Knowledge scores Malawi Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03294-6 2022-12-31T01:41:11Z Abstract Background Malawi is a malaria-endemic country and approximately 6 million cases are reported annually. Improving knowledge of malaria causes and symptoms, and the overall perception towards malaria and its preventive measures is vital for malaria control. The current study investigated the levels of knowledge of the causes, symptoms and prevention of malaria among Malawian women. Methods Data from the 2017 wave of the Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey (MMIS) were analysed. In total, 3422 women of reproductive age (15–49 years) were sampled and analysed. The levels of women’s knowledge about: (1) causes of malaria; (2) symptoms of malaria; and, (3) preventive measures were assessed. The tertiles of the composite score were used as the cut-offs to categorize the levels of knowledge as ‘low’, ‘medium’ and ‘high’. Multinomial logistic regression models were constructed to assess the independent factors while taking into account the complex survey design. Results Approximately 50% of all respondents had high levels of knowledge of causes, symptoms and preventive measures. The high level of knowledge was 45% for rural women and 55% for urban dwellers. After adjusting for the a wide range of factors, women of age group 15–19 years adjusted odds ratio ((aOR): 2.58; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.69–3.92), women with no formal education (aOR: 3.73; 95% CI 2.20–6.33), women whose household had no television (aOR: 1.50; 95% CI 1.02–2.22), women who had not seen/heard malaria message (aOR: 1.53; 95% CI 1.20–1.95), women of Yao tribe (aOR: 1.95; 95% CI 1.10–3.46), and women from rural areas had low levels of knowledge about the causes of malaria, symptoms of malaria and preventive measures. Additionally, the results also showed that women aged 15–19 years (beta [β] = − 0.73, standard error [SE] = 0.12); P < .0001, women with no formal education (β = − 1.17, SE = 0.15); P < .0001, women whose household had no radio (β = − 0.15, SE = 0.0816); P = 0.0715 and women who had not seen or heard malaria message (β = − ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Malaria Journal 19 1 |
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Abstract Background Malawi is a malaria-endemic country and approximately 6 million cases are reported annually. Improving knowledge of malaria causes and symptoms, and the overall perception towards malaria and its preventive measures is vital for malaria control. The current study investigated the levels of knowledge of the causes, symptoms and prevention of malaria among Malawian women. Methods Data from the 2017 wave of the Malawi Malaria Indicator Survey (MMIS) were analysed. In total, 3422 women of reproductive age (15–49 years) were sampled and analysed. The levels of women’s knowledge about: (1) causes of malaria; (2) symptoms of malaria; and, (3) preventive measures were assessed. The tertiles of the composite score were used as the cut-offs to categorize the levels of knowledge as ‘low’, ‘medium’ and ‘high’. Multinomial logistic regression models were constructed to assess the independent factors while taking into account the complex survey design. Results Approximately 50% of all respondents had high levels of knowledge of causes, symptoms and preventive measures. The high level of knowledge was 45% for rural women and 55% for urban dwellers. After adjusting for the a wide range of factors, women of age group 15–19 years adjusted odds ratio ((aOR): 2.58; 95% Confidence Interval (CI) 1.69–3.92), women with no formal education (aOR: 3.73; 95% CI 2.20–6.33), women whose household had no television (aOR: 1.50; 95% CI 1.02–2.22), women who had not seen/heard malaria message (aOR: 1.53; 95% CI 1.20–1.95), women of Yao tribe (aOR: 1.95; 95% CI 1.10–3.46), and women from rural areas had low levels of knowledge about the causes of malaria, symptoms of malaria and preventive measures. Additionally, the results also showed that women aged 15–19 years (beta [β] = − 0.73, standard error [SE] = 0.12); P < .0001, women with no formal education (β = − 1.17, SE = 0.15); P < .0001, women whose household had no radio (β = − 0.15, SE = 0.0816); P = 0.0715 and women who had not seen or heard malaria message (β = − ... |
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