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Knowledge and Misconceptions about Malaria among Pregnant Women in a Post-Conflict Internally Displaced Persons' Camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda
المؤلفون المشاركون
Orach, Christopher Garimoi
David Lagoro, Kitara
James Henry, Obol
المصدر
Malaria Research and Treatment
العدد
المجلد 2011، العدد 2011 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2011)، ص ص. 1-7، 7ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2011-09-14
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
7
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
In Uganda Malaria continues to be a major public health problem accounting for about 30–50% of all outpatient consultations and 35% of hospital admissions and a leading cause of mortality and morbidity.
Pregnant women and their unborn children are vulnerable to malaria.
Methods.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 20 postconflict IDP camps of Gulu district selected randomly as clusters.
769 pregnant women were interviewed.
Results.
The majority of the respondents 85% have ever heard about malaria.
Most (80%) 571 respondent attributed malaria to be transmitted by mosquito bites, 15 said cold weather, 53 said dirt, and 35 said not sleeping under net.
Most (91%) 683 respondents mentioned that malaria was caused by mosquito, 28 mentioned cold food, 3 mentioned playing in the rain, 19 mentioned cold weather, and 6 mentioned eating mangos.
Conclusion.
Most pregnant women in the post conflict IDP camps have relatively high knowledge about malaria transmission, signs, symptoms, and consequences during pregnancy.
However, majority of respondents had misconception about the cause of malaria while a few had misconception about the mode of malaria transmission.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
James Henry, Obol& David Lagoro, Kitara& Orach, Christopher Garimoi. 2011. Knowledge and Misconceptions about Malaria among Pregnant Women in a Post-Conflict Internally Displaced Persons' Camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda. Malaria Research and Treatment،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447022
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
James Henry, Obol…[et al.]. Knowledge and Misconceptions about Malaria among Pregnant Women in a Post-Conflict Internally Displaced Persons' Camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda. Malaria Research and Treatment No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447022
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
James Henry, Obol& David Lagoro, Kitara& Orach, Christopher Garimoi. Knowledge and Misconceptions about Malaria among Pregnant Women in a Post-Conflict Internally Displaced Persons' Camps in Gulu District, Northern Uganda. Malaria Research and Treatment. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-447022
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-447022
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