Determination of different social groups' level of knowledge about malaria in a multicultural Amazonian cross-border context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A steady decline in the number of cases of malaria was observed in the 2000s in French Guiana. This enabled regional health policies to shift their public health goal from control to elimination. To include inhabitants in this strategy, the main objective of this study was to describe knowledge about malaria, and related attitudes and practices in persons living in the French Guiana border.

Methods

We conducted a survey in people over 15 years old living in the twelve neighbourhoods of Saint-Georges de l'Oyapock with the highest malaria incidence. It comprised a 147-item questionnaire which collected data on socio-demographic characteristics and included a Knowledge Attitude and Practices survey on malaria. Knowledge-related data were studied using exploratory sta

SUBMITTER: Gaillet M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10439639 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature