Tehran University of Medical Sciences-International Campus (TUMS-IC), Tehran, Iran.
Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Public Health Policy. 2017 Nov;38(4):445-463. doi: 10.1057/s41271-017-0088-6.
Despite continuing international attention to malaria prevention, the disease remains a global public health problem. We investigated socio-demographic factors influencing knowledge, attitudes, and practices about malaria in rural Ghana. Our survey looked at 354 households. Mean knowledge score was higher among individuals with a history of volunteers having visited their households to educate them about malaria; families with 4-6 members; and males. Households with at least one under-five-aged child also had significantly higher knowledge scores. Households with at least one pregnant woman evinced a positive attitude towards malaria prevention. National malaria control strategies have achieved positive results in the fight against malaria. Nonetheless, multipronged community-based health strategies that integrate malaria programs and population growth control initiatives may be able to reach by 2030 the sustainable development goal of eliminating malaria.
尽管国际社会持续关注疟疾预防，但该疾病仍是全球公共卫生问题。我们调查了影响加纳农村地区疟疾知识、态度和实践的社会人口因素。我们的调查研究了 354 户家庭。曾有志愿者到家中进行疟疾教育的家庭，以及家庭成员为 4-6 人的家庭和男性，其平均知识得分更高。至少有一个 5 岁以下儿童的家庭知识得分也显著更高。至少有一个孕妇的家庭对疟疾预防持积极态度。国家疟疾控制战略在抗击疟疾方面取得了积极成果。然而，多管齐下的基于社区的卫生策略，将疟疾规划和人口增长控制举措相结合，或许能够在 2030 年实现消除疟疾的可持续发展目标。
