Community awareness, knowledge and perception about malaria vaccine in the Kassena‐Nankana East Municipality: A descriptive cross‐sectional survey

• Published in: Nursing open 2024-09, Vol.11 (9), p.e70025-n/a
• Main Authors: Mohammed, Abdulai, Bam, Victoria, Armah, Jerry, Kusi‐Amponsah Diji, Abigail, Lomotey, Alberta Yemotsoo, Poku, Collins Atta, Budu, Hayford Isaac
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adaptive immunity; Adolescent; Adult; Antigens; Caregivers; Clinical trials; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Empirical Research Quantitative; Fatalities; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Illnesses; Immunity (Disease); Insecticides; knowledge; Malaria; Malaria - prevention & control; Malaria Vaccines; Male; Medical research; Middle Aged; Morbidity; Mortality; Municipalities; nurses; Parasites; perception; Public health; Questionnaires; Sample size; Sampling techniques; Surveys and Questionnaires; vaccine; Vaccines; Young Adult
• ISSN: 2054-1058; 2054-1058
• DOI: 10.1002/nop2.70025

Aim To assess community awareness, knowledge and perception of the malaria vaccine. Design A descriptive cross‐sectional survey. Methods Multistage sampling was adopted in recruiting 400 participants. A structured questionnaire designed based on study objectives guided data collection. Results Participants were 18–47 years with a mean age of 30 years. A statistically significant association was observed between socio‐demographic characteristics (age, marital status, religion, education) and the awareness of the malaria vaccine. Majority of the participants (n = 190, 86.4%) said the vaccine was for the protection of children and they perceived that the vaccine would improve children's ability to fight diseases (n = 158, 71.8%), hence should be administered to every child (n = 201, 91.4%). Nurses and other health workers should intensify public education on the malaria vaccine. Patient or Public Contribution Caregivers of children in Kassena‐Nankana East Municipality.