ArticleMalaria research and treatment2017
Use of Insecticide-Treated Mosquito Net among Pregnant Women and Guardians of Children under Five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- Utilization of insecticide-treated nets for malaria prevention among children in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Malaria journal · 2025Pooled it
- Utilization of insecticide-treated nets among pregnant women in East Africa: evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Insecticide-treated bed net utilization and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Malaria journal · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of a health educational intervention on malaria knowledge, motivation, and behavioural skills: a randomized controlled trial.Malaria journal · 2019Trial
- Malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo: how support programs consolidate elimination gains and protect at-risk populations from recrudescence.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and key factors among households in resource-limited settings, Northwest Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Leveraging machine learning to predict mosquito bed net utilization among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Ownership and utilization of mosquito bed net among pregnant women in Ghana: a national population-based survey.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and associated factors among households in Pawie District, Benshangul Gumuz, Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Predictors of insecticide-treated bed nets use among pregnant women in Sierra Leone: evidence from the 2019 Sierra Leone Demographic Health Survey.Malaria journal · 2024Article
- Determinants and spatial factors of anemia in women of reproductive age in Democratic Republic of Congo (drc): a Bayesian multilevel ordinal logistic regression model approach.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The relationship between anaemia and the use of treated bed nets among pregnant and non-pregnant women in Ghana.PloS one · 2024Article
- Long Lasting Insecticide-Treated Nets Utilization and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Shebel Berenta District, Northwest Ethiopia.Environmental health insights · 2024Article
- 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
- Disparities in health and nutrition between semi-urban and rural mothers and birth outcomes of their newborns in Bukavu, DR Congo: a baseline assessment.Primary health care research & development · 2023Article
- Mosquito bed net use and associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda: a nationwide survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Malaria amongst children under five in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of prevalence, risk factors and preventive interventions.European journal of medical research · 2023Article
- Factors associated with non-use of insecticide-treated bed nets among pregnant women in Zambia.Malaria journal · 2022Article
- It Is Time to Strengthen the Malaria Control Policy of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Include Schools and School-Age Children in Malaria Control Measures.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- High asymptomatic malaria among seasonal migrant workers departing to home from malaria endemic areas in northwest Ethiopia.Malaria journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundInsecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNs) are one of the most effective tools for preventing malaria in sub-Saharan Africa.
objectiveThis study examined knowledge, attitude, and practice on the use of ITNs in the prevention of malaria among pregnant women and guardians of children under five in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
methodsA total of 5,138 pregnant women and guardians of children under five were interviewed.
resultsThe majority of participants (>80%) knew the signs and symptoms of malaria; 81.6% reported having an ITN in the household, but 78.4% reported using it the night before the interview. Only 71.4% of pregnant women used ITN the night compared to 68.2% of children under five. In the Logistic Regression model, women who believed that it is normal to use ITNs were 1.9 times more likely to use it than those who did not (OR: 1.930); women who were confident in their abilities to use ITNs were 1.9 times more likely than those who were not confident (OR: 1.915); and women who had a good attitude towards ITNs were also more likely to use ITNs compared to those who did not (OR: 1.529).
conclusionNew and innovative evidence-based behavior change interventions are needed to increase the utilization of ITNs among vulnerable groups.
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