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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice About Malaria: Socio-Demographic Implications for Malaria Control in Rural Ghana Publisher Pubmed



Assan A1, 2, 3 ; Takian A1, 2, 4, 5 ; Hanafibojd AA6 ; Rahimiforoushani A7 ; Nematolahi S7
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  1. 1. Tehran University of Medical Sciences-International Campus (TUMS-IC), Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Health Innovation, Impact Hub Accra, Accra, Ghana
  4. 4. Department of Global Health and Public Policy, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, New Building, Poursina Ave., Tehran, Iran
  5. 5. Health Equity Research Centre (HERC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Departments of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: Journal of Public Health Policy Published:2017


Abstract

Despite continuing international attention to malaria prevention, the disease remains a global public health problem. We investigated socio-demographic factors influencing knowledge, attitudes, and practices about malaria in rural Ghana. Our survey looked at 354 households. Mean knowledge score was higher among individuals with a history of volunteers having visited their households to educate them about malaria; families with 4-6 members; and males. Households with at least one under-five-aged child also had significantly higher knowledge scores. Households with at least one pregnant woman evinced a positive attitude towards malaria prevention. National malaria control strategies have achieved positive results in the fight against malaria. Nonetheless, multipronged community-based health strategies that integrate malaria programs and population growth control initiatives may be able to reach by 2030 the sustainable development goal of eliminating malaria. © 2017 Macmillan Publishers Ltd.