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Knowledge and perceptions about malaria in communities in four districts of the Central African Republic.
Serengbe, Gustave Bobossi; Moyen, Jean-Methode; Fioboy, Rosine; Beyam, Edith Narcisse; Kango, Cyriaque; Bangue, Colette; Manirakiza, Alexandre.
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  • Serengbe GB; University of Bangui, PO Box 1450, Bangui, Central African Republic. bobossi@yahoo.fr.
  • Moyen JM; Complexe Pédiatrique de Bangui, Ministry of Public Health, Population and AIDS Control, PO Box 883, Bangui, Central African Republic. bobossi@yahoo.fr.
  • Fioboy R; Malaria Programme Division, Ministry of Public Health, Population and AIDS Control, PO Box 883, Bangui, Central African Republic. methodemoyen@yahoo.fr.
  • Beyam EN; Complexe Pédiatrique de Bangui, Ministry of Public Health, Population and AIDS Control, PO Box 883, Bangui, Central African Republic. fioboyrosine@yahoo.fr.
  • Kango C; United Nations Population Fund, Bangui, PO Box 873, Bangui, Central African Republic. beynar6@yahoo.fr.
  • Bangue C; Complexe Pédiatrique de Bangui, Ministry of Public Health, Population and AIDS Control, PO Box 883, Bangui, Central African Republic. kango.cyriaque@yahoo.fr.
  • Manirakiza A; Complexe Pédiatrique de Bangui, Ministry of Public Health, Population and AIDS Control, PO Box 883, Bangui, Central African Republic. banguecolette@yahoo.fr.
BMC Res Notes ; 8: 162, 2015 Apr 19.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25898111
BACKGROUND: Implementation of malaria control strategies may face major social and cultural challenges. Hence, understanding local knowledge about malaria helps in designing sustainable community-based malaria control programmes. We designed a pilot survey in communities in the Central African Republic to evaluate recognition of malaria symptoms, perceptions of the causes of malaria and knowledge of key preventive measures. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in four districts. Households were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling, with villages (in Lobaye, Ouham and Ouaka) and boroughs (in Bangui City) as first-stage units and households as second-stage units. A total of 2920 householders were interviewed. RESULTS: Most of the respondents attributed malaria to mosquito bites (65.5%), but less than 50% were familiar with the classical symptoms of malaria. Hygiene and sanitation were the most frequently mentioned methods for preventing malaria (81.1%). Despite the relatively high rate of ownership of insecticide-treated nets (72.1%), community perception of these nets as a preventive measure against mosquito bites was very low (6.5%). CONCLUSIONS: The correct perceptions that mosquitoes cause malaria transmission and of environmental management for prevention are encouraging; however, awareness about the usefulness of insecticide treated-nets for malaria prevention must be raised. This study provided the national malaria control programme with baseline data for planning appropriate health education in communities.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Malaria Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Res Notes Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: República Centro Africana Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud / Malaria Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Humans País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: BMC Res Notes Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: República Centro Africana Pais de publicación: Reino Unido