The Role of Health Education in improving the Utilization of Insecticide treated net in Malaria Control among
The Role of Health Education in improving the Utilization of Insecticide treated net in Malaria Control among
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Date
2015-03-26
Authors
Abdelhameed, Omaima Mohammed Ahmed
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University of Khartoum
Abstract
This study was conducted in El-hosh in El Gazira state, in order to
assess the role of Health Education in improving knowledge, attitude
and practices of mothers towards the utilization of insecticide treated
nets in malaria control.
A sample size of 329houses hold was determined using the
following formula:n
z2xpxq
d2
The sample was selected randomly from the nine residential area.
The intervention was carried out using lectures, small group
discussion, posters and messages for a period of six months. and it
was carried out in El-hosh high secondary school for girls and from
house to house. The pretest was conducted using questionnaire to
determine knowledge, attitude and practices of Mothers toward ITNs
utility. posttest was also conducted using the same questionnaire to
document effectiveness of the intervention, three months after
intervention.
Data were collected using questionnaire to determine
knowledge, attitude and practices of Mothers toward ITNs utility.
Data were analysed manually using X2 test and the results were
demonstrated in tables and figures.
The most important results showed that: Knowledge of Mothers
about
ITNs benefit was (77.3%) in pre-intervention .In post intervention
stage became (80%) (significant), about the suitable time for
erecting ITNs was (53%) before intervention, It become (66%) in
post intervention phase (significant), about the effect of washing to
nets effectiveness was (54%) before intervention and in post
intervention phase increased to (59.2%) (not significant).
The rate of Attitude of Mothers who think that the size of ITNs is
unsuitable was (45%) before intervention, and become (40%) in
post intervention stage(significant).
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Mothers’ practice towards keeping ITNs inside room was (69%),
and in post intervention stage became (93%) (significant), About
folding ITNs when keeping it was (56.7%) before intervention, It
became (70.3%) in post intervention phase(significant) . And about
erecting ITNs on sticks when using it was (80.3%) before
intervention, It increased in post intervention phase to (97.9%)
(significant).
The rate of Mothers who don’t re- treat their nets after they
washed it frequency washings was (60%), before intervention, it
became (50%) after intervention process(significant).
The rate of using ITNs had increased from (43.2%) before
intervention process to (5 1%) after intervention process
(significant).
Finally the study recommended the following:
1. To establish and continue health educations programme to
increase and promote the knowledge and awareness of the
mothers towards ITNs utilization.
2. To teach the utilizers about how to re-treat the net after
frequency washings .
3. T continue provision of ITNs freely to the community to
increase the rate of utilization.
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93 Pages
Keywords
Malaria; Health Education; Elgazira State; Sudan; woman; ITNs