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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Malaria among Employees from Enterprises in the Town of Douala, Cameroon
المؤلفون المشاركون
Lehman, Leopold Gustave
Kojom Foko, Loick P.
Mbohou Nchetnkou, Christian
المصدر
العدد
المجلد 2020، العدد 2020 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2020)، ص ص. 1-11، 11ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2020-06-26
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
11
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Malaria remains a public health issue in the world especially in resource-limited countries, where it has a negative impact on their economy.
There is a body of recent reports outlining the crucial role of enterprises in control of malaria.
The present study aimed at determining the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) towards malaria among employees from enterprises in the town of Douala, Cameroon.
Methods.
A cross-sectional descriptive study took place between February 2015 and June 2017 in 14 enterprises of Douala.
A pretested structured questionnaire was used to document sociodemographic parameters and KAP of employees.
Results.
A total of 2705 employees, mainly consisted of males (83.1%), were included in the study.
The mean age of respondents was 37.33±9.78 years (range 19-87).
Over 90% of respondents knew at least one sign/symptom (94.1%) and associated malaria transmission with mosquito bites (91%).
Artemether-Lumefantrine (36.2%), under commercial name “Coartem,” was the most cited antimalarial drug.
Nearly 98.2% considered malaria as a dangerous disease.
Misconceptions on malaria transmission, causative agent, prevention, and treatment were recorded.
More than 77% of employees declared to use mosquito bed nets to prevent malaria.
About 63% employees declared going to the hospital when they were feel having malaria while 12.9% were seeking care through street drugs.
Educational level, socioprofessional category, area of residence, and enterprise were significantly associated with the level of knowledge on malaria transmission, causative agent, and preventive and treatment practices.
Conclusion.
This study showed a good level of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of employees even though some misconceptions and bad behaviors are still present especially in people with a low level of education.
Hence, there is a need to develop strategies for sensitization especially in this fraction of employees.
In addition, enterprises could be an interesting approach in order to control malaria in Cameroon.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Mbohou Nchetnkou, Christian& Kojom Foko, Loick P.& Lehman, Leopold Gustave. 2020. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Malaria among Employees from Enterprises in the Town of Douala, Cameroon. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137576
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Mbohou Nchetnkou, Christian…[et al.]. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Malaria among Employees from Enterprises in the Town of Douala, Cameroon. BioMed Research International No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137576
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Mbohou Nchetnkou, Christian& Kojom Foko, Loick P.& Lehman, Leopold Gustave. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices towards Malaria among Employees from Enterprises in the Town of Douala, Cameroon. BioMed Research International. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137576
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1137576
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