Mohammed Tafida Imam, Yang Bo, Wang Kewei, Cheng Yang
Laboratory of Pathogen Infection and Immunity, Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Wuxi School of Medicine, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu.
Department of Hospital Infection, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, China.
J Public Health Afr. 2023 May 3;14(5):2260. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2023.2260. eCollection 2023 Apr 30.
To date, malaria is still a major public health issue in the world. Africa remains the most affected continent with the highest number of malaria cases and deaths. Since more than one thousand Chinese citizens are living in Nigeria, an examination of their knowledge, attitude, and practice compared with those of the local people may be essential for malaria prevention. This study adopted cross-sectional research. A total of 137 Chinese people and 299 local people residing in Kano State, Nigeria constituted the study subjects. A questionnaire was used for the collection of data on socio-demography and predictors of attitudes. The Cronbach alpha statistic was used to analyze these data. Insecticide spraying, mosquito repellents, and wearing protective clothing at night are the malaria preventive measures by both the local and Chinese people living in Kano state, Nigeria. However, there is a significant difference (P<0.05) between the two groups, with the duration of stay in Nigeria, the use of mosquitoes, attitude, and practices playing impactful roles among the Chinese people. Hence, Chinese people demonstrated better knowledge and control of malaria transmission and prevention than the local people living in Kano State. In conclusion, attitudes and practices toward malaria diseases are the major causes of the high rate of malaria in Nigeria, particularly in Kano State.
迄今为止，疟疾仍是全球主要的公共卫生问题。非洲仍然是受影响最严重的大陆，疟疾病例和死亡人数最多。由于有一千多名中国公民生活在尼日利亚，将他们与当地人在疟疾预防方面的知识、态度和做法进行比较可能对疟疾预防至关重要。本研究采用横断面研究方法。居住在尼日利亚卡诺州的137名中国人和299名当地人构成了研究对象。使用问卷调查收集社会人口统计学数据和态度预测因素。采用克朗巴哈α统计量对这些数据进行分析。喷洒杀虫剂、使用驱蚊剂和夜间穿着防护服是居住在尼日利亚卡诺州的当地人和中国人共同采取的疟疾预防措施。然而，两组之间存在显著差异（P<0.05），在中国人中，在尼日利亚的停留时间、对蚊子的使用、态度和做法发挥了重要作用。因此，中国人在疟疾传播和预防方面表现出比居住在卡诺州的当地人更好的知识和控制能力。总之，对疟疾疾病的态度和做法是尼日利亚，特别是卡诺州疟疾高发率的主要原因。
