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ArticleMalaria journal2021

Knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) to assess the impact of school children's awareness of malaria using the MOSKI KIT® tool: study case of some Dakar schools in Senegal.

Isaac Akhénaton Manga, Aïssatou Gaye, Aliou Dia, Ekoue Kouevidjin, Maria Rosa Dos Reis, Aboubakry Sadikh Niang, Amy Ndao Fall, Christelle Maitre Anquetil, Jean Louis Abdourahim Ndiaye

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Isaac Akhénaton MangaDepartment of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal. akhenmanga@yahoo.fr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5472-4296
Aïssatou GayeDepartment of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.
Aliou DiaMedical Inspection of Schools of Dakar, Ministry of Health and Social Action, Dakar, Senegal.
Ekoue KouevidjinDepartment of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.
Maria Rosa Dos ReisDepartment of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.
Aboubakry Sadikh NiangPikine-Guédiawaye Academy Inspectorate, Ministry of National Education, Pikine, Senegal.
Amy Ndao FallSANOFI, Dakar, Senegal.
Christelle Maitre AnquetilSANOFI, Paris, France.
Jean Louis Abdourahim NdiayeDepartment of Parasitology-Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Pharmacy and Odontology, UCAD, Dakar, Senegal.

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backgroundMOSKI KIT® is a fun tool designed to interest children for prevention and management of malaria. This study was carried out with the objective to assess the short- and long-term impacts of this tool on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of school children, and on the transmission of the knowledge received at the household level as well.

methodThe study took place in elementary schools in the city centre (with relatively low endemicity) and in the Niayes area (at high risk of anopheline and malaria) in the Dakar region of Senegal. The various schools chosen for this study were divided into an intervention group and a control group. The intervention schools were also divided into two subgroups, a full package subgroup and another partial package. During this study three surveys were conducted, the first one before exposure to the MOSKI KIT®, the second one a week later and the third a year later. For the control schools only one survey was conducted and at the same time than the third for the intervention schools. Two household surveys (a week and a year after exposure) were also conducted for the intervention schools against one for the control schools.

resultsBefore sensitization, the proportion of school children with a grade above or equal to the average was 50% for the complete package subgroup (CPS) and 53% for the partial package subgroup (PPS). A week later, these proportions were 69% and 71%, respectively for the complete and PPSs. A year later, they were 99.4% for the CPS, 98.1% for the PPS and 99.5% for the control group; The number of children who spoke to their parents about malaria was greater in intervention schools than that of control schools. They were 46.63% and 32.58%, respectively in intervention and control schools.

conclusionThe MOSKI KIT, has enabled an increase of the knowledge of school children about malaria in the short term and favoured its retention in the long term. However, its impact was not felt on their attitudes and practices.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeStudentsChildFemaleHumansMalariaMaleParentsSchoolsSenegalSurveys and QuestionnairesAttitudesKnowledgeMOSKI KIT. MalariaPracticesSchool childrenSenegal

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