SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023
Effectiveness of health education interventions to improve malaria knowledge and insecticide-treated nets usage among populations of sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- To what extent do people in malaria-endemic countries know asymptomatic malaria infections? A systematic review.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Community-Centric Malaria Prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Narrative Review of Pathways to Elimination and Global Health Impact.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Linking health literacy to malaria prevention and treatment behaviours: evidence from a community-based study in Gabon.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Using the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Framework to Promote Rational Medicine Use Among Breastfeeding Women: A Quasi-Experimental Intervention Study in Uganda.Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of malaria training on community healthcare providers' compliance with malaria treatment guidelines in Nigeria using propensity score matching.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Socio-demographic predictors of insecticide-treated bed net ownership and utilization for protection against malaria by rural community members across five regions of Mainland Tanzania.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Effect of cumulative exposure to media channels for malaria messages on knowledge of malaria prevention among women (15-49 years) in Uganda.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Educational frameworks for zoonotic malaria prevention: a narrative review integrating behavioural theory, participatory design, and instructional models for Plasmodium knowlesi in Southeast Asia.Malaria journal · 2026Review
- Utilization and associated factors of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets among households in Gondar Zuria district, Northwest Ethiopia: a mixed methods study, 2025.Malaria journal · 2026Article
- Epidemiological characteristics, prevention and control status, and factors associated with malaria infection among overseas Chinese workforce in Uganda.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Indirect benefits of seasonal malaria chemoprevention for non-malarial pediatric infections and routine antibiotic use in real-world programmatic settings: a pre-post study using positive and negative controls.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Sociodemographic and socioeconomic predictors of asymptomatic malaria among children and adolescents in rural Guinea: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Insecticide-treated net use and elimination of malaria in Sub-Saharan African countries: assessing the Global Technical Strategy using an evolutionary game approach.BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Advances in population-based interventions to control falciparum malaria.Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene · 2025Review
- Experiences of Community Members and Health Workers Regarding Malaria Control Programmes in the Rural Ingwavuma Community, uMkhanyakude District Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.Public health challenges · 2025Article
- Temporal and spatial trends of the prevalence of infections caused by Plasmodium parasites among rural community members in three regions with varying transmission intensities in Mainland Tanzania.Malaria journal · 2025Article
- Know your enemy: understanding mosquito biology to advance malaria elimination in Africa.Parasitology research · 2025Review
- Malaria and determinants of health: a scoping review of malaria vulnerabilities in Southeast Asia.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Review
- Economic burden of malaria on developing countries: A mini review.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2025Review
- Barriers to effective usage of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITNS) among women of reproductive age in Tanzania: a national cross-sectional survey.Malaria journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Malaria health education intervention is a community-directed approach that has long been considered important in preventing malaria in sub-Saharan Africa. However, its effectiveness is being questioned due to a lack of strong evidence. We aim to synthesize the evidence of the impact of health education on malaria knowledge and insecticide-treated nets (ITN) usage. Specifically, we analyzed the odds of correctly answering malaria-related questions and the odds of using ITN between the intervention and control groups. Methods: Experimental and observational studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2021 which had quantitatively evaluated the impact of health education interventions on malaria knowledge and ITN usage were included in the review. Results: A total of 11 studies (20,523 participants) were included. Four studies used educational interventions to teach appropriate ITN strategies and promote ITN usage. Two others focused on improving knowledge of malaria transmission, prevention, treatment, and its signs and symptoms. The remaining five studies assessed both ITN use and malaria knowledge. Of these, 10 were eligible for meta-analysis. On average, the odds of a person in the intervention group reporting better malaria knowledge (odds ratio 1.30, 95% CI: 1.00 to 1.70, Discussion: Our review highlights sub-Saharan Africa's various health education strategies to curb malaria over the past two decades. Meta-analysis findings show that health education interventions are moderately effective in improving malaria knowledge and ITN usage and have contributed to the effort of global malaria strategy.
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