Knowledge, attitudes and perceptions regarding malaria: a cross-sectional study in pregnant women attending antenatal care in the New-Bell district hospital, Douala, Cameroon

malaria remains a major public health problem in Cameroon. For a successful malaria control, there is a need to evaluate the level of awareness, attitude and perception of people living in malaria endemic areas such as the swampy littoral region of Cameroon. this was a descriptive cross-sectional st...

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Published in:The Pan African medical journal 2020, Vol.36 (207), p.207-207
Main Authors: Sielinou, Corine Blondo Kangmo, Anong, Damian, Cumber, Samuel Nambile, Cumber, Rosaline Yumumkah, Nkuo-Akenji, Theresa
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Allmän medicin
Cameroon
Cross-Sectional Studies
Educational Status
Environmental & Occupational Health
Family Medicine
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Hospitals, District
Humans
Insecticide-Treated Bednets - statistics & numerical data
malaria
Malaria - prevention & control
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - prevention & control
Pregnant women
Prenatal Care
Public
Surveys and Questionnaires
Young Adult
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Summary:malaria remains a major public health problem in Cameroon. For a successful malaria control, there is a need to evaluate the level of awareness, attitude and perception of people living in malaria endemic areas such as the swampy littoral region of Cameroon. this was a descriptive cross-sectional study targeting pregnant women attending ANC in the New-Bell District Hospital. Data was collected with a semi-structured questionnaire on demographic characteristics as well as knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding malaria. two hundred and six pregnant women were enrolled in the study, all of them had heard on malaria in the past, with hospitals and television been the most known information dissemination channels. Only 60.2% of them own and used a LLINs with only 51.6% of owners treating the net. respondents with no education had poor knowledge on malaria. There is a need to improve education on malaria with active participation of women and improve malaria surveillance that will lead to malaria eradication.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2020.36.207.16180