Data di Pubblicazione:
2012
Citazione:
Knowledge of Malaria Among Women of Burundi and its Impact on the Incidence of the Disease / L. Tagliaferri, G. Prunotto, J. Hakizimana, W.P. Rios, C. Pelucchi, N. Principi, S. Esposito. - In: JOURNAL OF TROPICAL PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 0142-6338. - 58:4(2012 Aug), pp. fmr089.258-fmr089.262.
Abstract:
In order to investigate whether the persistently high incidence of malaria in Burundi is due to a lack of knowledge of the disease, mothers of children admitted to the hospital of Kiremba in Burundi were anonymously administered a semi-structured questionnaire about malaria. A total of 539 questionnaires were evaluated. About 75% of the women knew that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, and respectively 58.3 and 23.9% knew that it could lead to the death of a fetus or a low birth weight. Fewer than half of the women (44.7%) knew that malaria can be definitely diagnosed by means of a blood examination and only 39.7% indicates that artesunate-amodiaquine was the first-line therapy recommended by the Burundian health authorities. Long-lasting insecticidal or insecticide-treated nets were used by only 33.0%. Burundian women generally know little about malaria. Public awareness programmes should be conducted before any malaria control initiatives are planned.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Burundi; Malaria; Malaria therapy; Prevention
Elenco autori:
L. Tagliaferri, G. Prunotto, J. Hakizimana, W.P. Rios, C. Pelucchi, N. Principi, S. Esposito
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