The Need for Strengthening Health Information Dissemination Toward Indoor Residual Spraying for Malaria Prevention in Malarious Area of Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Malaria remains prevalent in developing countries. This is particularly true among the community who are prone but do not apply malaria prevention and controlling strategies. In one of the malarious areas of Ethiopia (Shewa Robit), the acceptance level of indoor residual spraying (IRS) is indicated to be low as per guidelines. However, factors determining communities' acceptance of IRS are not well-investigated. Hence, this study was designed to identify the determinants for the acceptance of IRS in order to indicate priorities for malaria prevention and control.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional study design was used among 649 households in Shewa Robit town, from February to March 2021. Households were selected from five IRS-targeted kebeles. Data were

SUBMITTER: Mekasha W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9234660 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature