ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2021
Knowledge of Antimalarials and Health Seeking Behaviour of Households in Case of Suspected Malaria in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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- Delay in malaria care-seeking for children under five in Africa: a systematic review.Malaria journal · 2026Pooled it
- Community health workers in clinical research at the example of a phase IIIb/ IV antimalarial drug trial conducted in five African countries.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2023Trial
- Call for elimination program of Malaria among children under 5 years old living in refugee camps in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.New microbes and new infections · 2024Review
- Baseline characteristics for phase II of the Kinshasa Malaria Cohort Study: cohort profile.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Availability of antimalarial medicines and inventory management at the community level: a case study of Bugesera district in Rwanda.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Assessing caregivers' perceptions of treatment-seeking for suspected severe malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Malaria journal · 2023Article
- What are the challenges and the possible solutions to fight Malaria in the Democratic Republic of Congo?New microbes and new infections · 2023Article
- Determinants of Patients' Adherence to Malaria Treatment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
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(1) Background: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is heavily affected by malaria despite availability of effective treatments. Ignorance and unrecommended behaviour toward a suspected malaria case in households may contribute to this problem. (2) Method: In communities of one rural and one urban Health Centres in each of the 11 previous provinces of DRC, all households with a case of malaria in the 15 days prior to the survey were selected. The patient or caregiver (responder) were interviewed. Logistic regression was used to assess predictors of knowledge of recommended antimalarials and adequate behaviour in case of suspected malaria. (3) Results: 1732 households participated; about 62% (1060/1721) of the responders were informed about antimalarials, 70.1% (742/1059) knew the recommended antimalarials and 58.6% (995/1699) resorted to self-medication. Predictors of knowledge of antimalarials were education to secondary school or university, information from media and smaller households. Predictors of good behaviour were Catholic religion and smaller households. Receiving information from Community Health Workers (CHWs) failed to be determinants of knowledge or adequate behaviour. (4) Conclusion: malaria control in DRC is hampered by ignorance and non-adherence to national recommendations. These aspects are influenced by unsuccessful communication, size of households and level of education.
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