Trial reportMalaria journal2016
Communication for behavioural impact in enhancing utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets among mothers of under-five children in rural North Sudan: an experimental study.
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- Knowledge and practice towards healthcare-associated infection prevention among healthcare workers in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Prevention of malaria in pregnancy through health education intervention programs on insecticide-treated nets use: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Insecticide-treated bed net utilization and its determinants among pregnant women in Dembecha District, Northwest Ethiopia.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Insecticide-treated net utilization and associated factors among pregnant women in East Africa: evidence from the recent national demographic and health surveys, 2011-2022.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Insecticide-Treated Nets Utilization and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Miesso Woreda, Eastern Ethiopia: Observational Study.International journal of women's health · 2022Article
- Practices of herbal management of malaria among trading mothers in Shai Osudoku District, Accra.PloS one · 2022Article
- Incidence of clinical malaria, acute respiratory illness, and diarrhoea in children in southern Malawi: a prospective cohort study.Malaria journal · 2021Article
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- Insecticide-treated bed net access and use among preschool children in Nouna District, Burkina Faso.International health · 2020Article
- Caregiver exposure to malaria social and behaviour change messages can improve bed net use among children in an endemic country: secondary analysis of the 2015 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey.Malaria journal · 2019Article
- Malaria control in rural Malawi: implementing peer health education for behaviour change.Globalization and health · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Sudan. The entire population is at risk of contracting malaria to different levels. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of communication for behavioural impact (COMBI) strategy in enhancing the utilization of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) among mothers of under-five children in rural areas.
methodsA randomized community trial was conducted in rural area of Kosti locality, White Nile State, Sudan, among mothers of under-five children, from January 2013 to February 2014. A total of 761 mothers from 12 villages were randomly selected, 412 mothers from intervention villages and 349 were from comparison villages.
resultsThe knowledge of mothers, in intervention villages, about malaria vector, personal protective measures (PPM) against malaria, and efficacy of LLINs was significantly increased from 86.9 to 97.3 %; 45.9 to 92 % and 77.7 to 96.1 % respectively. Knowledge about usefulness of PPM, types of mosquito nets and efficacy of LLINs was significantly higher in intervention villages compared to comparison villages (p < 0.05), (η
conclusionsThese results established the usefulness of COMBI strategy for increasing awareness about malaria, developing a positive perception towards malaria prevention and, increasing the utilization of LLINs.
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