Household malaria knowledge and its association with bednet ownership in settings without large-scale distribution programs: Evidence from rural Madagascar.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Insecticide-treated bednets are effective at preventing malaria. This study focuses on household-level factors that are associated with bednet ownership in a rural area of Madagascar which had not been a recipient of large-scale ITN distribution.

Methods

Data were gathered on individual and household characteristics, malaria knowledge, household assets and bednet ownership. Principal components analysis was used to construct both a wealth index based on household assets and a malaria knowledge index based on responses to questions about malaria. Bivariate and multivariate regressions were used to determine predictors of household bednet ownership and malaria knowledge.

Results

Forty-seven of 560 households (8.4%) owned a bednet. In multivariate analysis, hi

SUBMITTER: Krezanoski PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4073249 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature