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A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Malaria Control and Prevention Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Caregivers of Children Under-5 in the Western Area of Sierra Leone.

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العنوان: A Cross-Sectional Survey on the Malaria Control and Prevention Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Caregivers of Children Under-5 in the Western Area of Sierra Leone.
المؤلفون: Koroma JM; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Wang Y; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Guo X; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Zhang X; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Ngobeh JJK; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Gabir AMEA; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Li Z; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Li L; State Key Laboratory of Organ Failure Research, Department of Biostatistics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Wu R; The School of Foreign Studies, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China., Zhou X; Department of Pathogen Biology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
المصدر: Tropical medicine and infectious disease [Trop Med Infect Dis] 2022 Jun 28; Vol. 7 (7). Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 28.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: MDPI AG Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101709042 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2414-6366 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 24146366 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Trop Med Infect Dis Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Original Publication: Basel, Switzerland : MDPI AG, [2016]-
مستخلص: (1) Background: Children under 5 years of age are the most vulnerable to malaria infection, and they suffer serious complications. Sierra Leone is one of the countries with the highest malaria burden in the world. This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) toward malaria control and prevention among caregivers of children under 5 in the Western Area of Sierra Leone. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among caregivers of children under-5 visiting the out-patient department of six selected hospitals/community health centers. Data were collected via questionnaire interviews with 350 caregivers. (3) Results: A total of 97.1% of the respondents were women and the majority of them were young mothers; 46.3% of respondents were unemployed; and 27.1% received no education. Only 1.4% accessed malaria related information from the internet/social media. This KAPs survey indicated that a misconception of the cause, transmission, and clinical symptoms of malaria; unawareness of its lethality and its severity; and inappropriate prevention and treatment behaviors, such as self-medicating, were still in existence among some caregivers. However, a positive correlation in knowledge−attitudes (rs = 0.13, p < 0.05) and in attitudes−practices (rs = 0.45, p < 0.001) was revealed. The caregivers, being mothers and having at least a secondary education, demonstrated positive attitudes and practices. Meanwhile, more urban caregivers (79.8%) followed a complete malaria treatment course of artemisinin-based combination therapies than the rural (63.3%), but in view of insecticide treated net use, more rural caregivers presented positive attitudes (85.3%) and practices (70.1%) than the urban (69.9%, 52.0%). (4) Conclusions: For better protection of children under-5 against lethal malaria, it is essential to provide better guidance at the community level for their caregivers, especially young mothers, in order to reduce some misconceptions and inappropriate behaviors. An increase in education and employment opportunities for women, establishment of an accessible community-based malaria counselling service, and construction of an effective communication channel are also needed.
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معلومات مُعتمدة: 2020YFC1200100 National Key R&D Program of China; 201803040006 Guangzhou Synergy Innovation Key Programme for Health; 82072311 National Natural Science Foundation of China
فهرسة مساهمة: Keywords: Sierra Leone; caregivers; children under-5; community-based intervention; knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs); malaria
تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20220725 Latest Revision: 20230308
رمز التحديث: 20230309
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC9319430
DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed7070120
PMID: 35878132
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
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تدمد:2414-6366
DOI:10.3390/tropicalmed7070120