Knowledge of malaria amongst caregivers of young children in rural and urban communities in Southwest Nigeria
Knowledge of malaria amongst caregivers of young children in rural and urban communities in Southwest Nigeria
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尼日利亚西南部农村和城市社区幼儿看护者对疟疾的了解
DOI：
10.4314/tjpr.v3i1.14613
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发表时间：
2007
影响因子：
0.6
通讯作者：
Mabadeje Afb
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作者：
Ola So;Mabadeje Afb
目的：比较奥贡州阿多-奥多/奥塔地方政府辖区城市和农村地区幼儿看护者对疟疾的认识和治疗知识。方法：采用多阶段随机抽样技术，对 1472 个家庭 5 岁以下儿童的照顾者进行结构化问卷调查。结果：许多受访者（65%）将疟疾的原因归因于蚊虫叮咬。疟疾治疗知识（尤其是儿科剂量知识）普遍匮乏。城市地区的护理人员对成人和儿童剂量的给药方案（p<0.05）比农村地区的护理人员（p<0.05）有更好的了解。然而，城市地区的护理人员也比农村地区的护理人员更频繁地寻求发烧孩子的治疗。后者拜访成药商的频率高于前者（p<0.05）。结论：所研究社区中儿童的照顾者对疟疾的了解很少。城市地区的人比农村地区的人有更好的求医行为。因此，需要采取紧急干预措施，促进农村地区疟疾的适当治疗。
Purpose: To compare the awareness and treatment knowledge of malaria amongst caregivers of young children in urban and rural areas of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area in Ogun State. Method: Structured questionnaires were administered to caregivers of children under the age of five years in 1472 households using a multistage random sampling technique. Results: Many respondents (65%) attributed the cause of malaria to mosquito bite. The knowledge of malaria treatment (particularly the knowledge of pediatric doses) was generally poor. Caregivers in urban areas had better understanding of the dosage regimen for both adult and pediatric doses (p<0.05) than those in rural areas (p <0.05). However, caregivers in urban areas also sought more frequently for treatment of their children that are febrile than those living in rural areas. The latter visited the patent medicine vendors more frequently than the former (p<0.05). Conclusion: The caregivers of children in the communities studied have poor knowledge of malaria. Those in urban areas have better health-seeking behaviour than those in rural areas. There is therefore need for urgent interventions to promote appropriate treatments of malaria in rural areas.