ArticleInterdisciplinary perspectives on infectious diseases2019
Utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets (ITNs) among Caregivers of Children under Five Years in the Ho Municipality.
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- Utilization of insecticide-treated bed nets and associated factors among households in Pawie District, Benshangul Gumuz, Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Insecticide-treated bed net use and associated factors among households having under-five children in East Africa: a multilevel binary logistic regression analysis.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- Utilization of Insecticide-Treated Nets in Households for Under-5 Children and Associated Factors in East Mesekan District, Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia.Environmental health insights · 2023Article
- Insecticide-treated net utilization and associated factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Review
- Factors associated with ownership and utilization of insecticide treated nets among children under five years in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC public health · 2022Review
- Mixed effect analysis of factors influencing the use of insecticides treated bed nets among pregnant women in Ghana: evidence from the 2019 Malaria Indicator Survey.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Assessing health-seeking behaviour and malaria prevention practices among communities in four districts of the Volta Region of Ghana.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Ownership and utilization of bed nets and reasons for use or non-use of bed nets among community members at risk of malaria along the Thai-Myanmar border.Malaria journal · 2021Article
- Geostatistical modeling of malaria prevalence among under-five children in Rwanda.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Prevalence of sickle cell disorders and malaria infection in children aged 1-12 years in the Volta Region, Ghana: a community-based study.Malaria journal · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn Ghana, attempts to control malaria through antimalarial medications are currently threatened by the emergence and spread of drug resistant malaria parasites. This, together with the increasing incidence of malaria, has heightened the need for a more effective method of controlling the spread. The use of Insecticide Treated Bed Net (ITN) has been recognised as an effective measure in the prevention of malaria. OBJECTIVE/PURPOSE: In this study, we examined the utilisation of ITN among caregivers of children under five years in Ho municipality of Ghana.
methodsThis descriptive cross-sectional study recruited 283 household representatives through a multistage sampling method. A questionnaire was used to collect the data and was analyzed using STATA version 14. Descriptive and inferential statistics were adopted in presenting the data.
resultsOwnership of ITN was higher (80.7%) than its utilisation (41.7%). The age of caregiver was strongly associated with the utilisation of ITN (AOR=2.00, 95% CI=0.00, 0.02, p<0.001) among children less than five years. Caregivers aged 26-35 were 49% times less likely to use an ITN as compared to those aged between 17 and 25 and the difference was statistically significant.
conclusionIn order to ensure a high ITN coverage and utilisation, there is the need for continuous distribution of ITNs to households. Households should be sensitized to use the nets to prevent the continuous spread of malaria.
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