Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Malaria and Its Control in Rural Northwest Tanzania.
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices about Malaria and Its Control in Rural Northwest Tanzania.
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10.4061/2010/794261
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2010-01-01
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Heukelbach, Jorg
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Mazigo, Humphrey D;Obasy, Emmanuel;Heukelbach, Jorg
背景。我们评估了社区对疟疾的知识、态度和做法以及室内滞留喷洒的可接受性。材料和方法。在盖塔区（坦桑尼亚西北部）的一个社区进行了一项横断面调查。户主 (n = 366) 接受了访谈 结果。关于疟疾传播、预防和治疗的知识是合理的； 56% 的受访者将这种疾病与蚊虫叮咬联系起来，教育水平和传播知识之间存在显着差异 (P < .001)。对蚊子孳生地的了解也与教育程度有关（文盲：22%；识字：59%（P < .001）。236人（64.5%）使用了蚊帐，使用情况与教育水平显着相关（P < .01）。蚊帐拥有率为77.3%。大多数受访者（86.3%）同意室内滞留喷洒杀虫剂。卫生设施是疟疾治疗的首选47.3%。 结论 尽管对疟疾及其预防措施有合理的了解，但仍需特别关注文盲社区成员对室内滞留喷洒的接受程度和蚊帐拥有率的高低。
Background. We assessed community knowledge, attitudes, and practices on malaria as well as acceptability to indoor residual spraying. Material and Methods. A cross-sectional survey was done in a community in Geita district (northwest Tanzania). Household heads (n = 366) were interviewed Results. Knowledge on malaria transmission, prevention, and treatment was reasonable; 56% of respondents associated the disease with mosquito bites, with a significant difference between education level and knowledge on transmission (P < .001). Knowledge of mosquito breeding areas was also associated with education (illiterate: 22%; literate: 59% (P < .001). Bed nets were used by 236 (64.5%), and usage was significantly associated with education level (P < .01). The level of bed net ownership was 77.3%. Most respondents (86.3%) agreed with indoor residual spraying of insecticides. Health facilities were the first option for malaria treatment by 47.3%. Artemether-lumefantrine was the most common antimalarial therapy used. Conclusions. Despite reasonable knowledge on malaria and its preventive measures, there is a need to improve availability of information through proper community channels. Special attention should be given to illiterate community members. High acceptance of indoor residual spraying and high level of bed net ownership should be taken as an advantage to improve malaria control.