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Promising perceptions, divergent practices and barriers to integrated malaria prevention in Wakiso district, Uganda: a mixed methods study.
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- Integrated malaria prevention in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review.Malaria journal · 2023Pooled it
- Household and community-based approaches to malaria and cholera prevention: A narrative review with case studies from Uganda and Mozambique.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Review
- Why becoming a positive deviant for malaria prevention and control: a sequential explanatory mixed methods study in Bugesera district, Rwanda.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Facilitators and barriers to integrated malaria prevention in Wakiso district, Uganda: A photovoice study.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Malaria health seeking practices for children, and intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy in Wakiso District, Uganda.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Integrated malaria prevention in rural communities in Uganda: a qualitative feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2021Article
- An Evaluation of Active Case Detection in Malaria Control Program in Kiyuni Parish of Kyankwanzi District, Uganda.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2018Article
- Malaria prevention practices and associated environmental risk factors in a rural community in Wakiso district, Uganda.PloS one · 2018Article
- Low prevalence of laboratory-confirmed malaria in clinically diagnosed adult women from the Wakiso district of Uganda.Malaria journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe World Health Organization recommends use of multiple approaches to control malaria. The integrated approach to malaria prevention advocates the use of several malaria prevention methods in a holistic manner. This study assessed perceptions and practices on integrated malaria prevention in Wakiso district, Uganda.
methodsA clustered cross-sectional survey was conducted among 727 households from 29 villages using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Assessment was done on awareness of various malaria prevention methods, potential for use of the methods in a holistic manner, and reasons for dislike of certain methods. Households were classified as using integrated malaria prevention if they used at least two methods. Logistic regression was used to test for factors associated with the use of integrated malaria prevention while adjusting for clustering within villages.
resultsParticipants knew of the various malaria prevention methods in the integrated approach including use of insecticide treated nets (97.5%), removing mosquito breeding sites (89.1%), clearing overgrown vegetation near houses (97.9%), and closing windows and doors early in the evenings (96.4%). If trained, most participants (68.6%) would use all the suggested malaria prevention methods of the integrated approach. Among those who would not use all methods, the main reasons given were there being too many (70.2%) and cost (32.0%). Only 33.0% households were using the integrated approach to prevent malaria. Use of integrated malaria prevention by households was associated with reading newspapers (AOR 0.34; 95% CI 0.22 -0.53) and ownership of a motorcycle/car (AOR 1.75; 95% CI 1.03 - 2.98).
conclusionAlthough knowledge of malaria prevention methods was high and perceptions on the integrated approach promising, practices on integrated malaria prevention was relatively low. The use of the integrated approach can be improved by promoting use of multiple malaria prevention methods through various communication channels such as mass media.
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