ABSTRACT
An elaborate understanding of the Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) of particular
community can inform the design of Behaviour Change Communication (BCC)
campaigns to influence acceptance and use of Malaria control measures. Research to
clearly determine what interventions to carry out has not been exhaustively undertaken
in Kabras North Division. This study investigated the KAP in relation to malaria prevention
and control among households in Kabras North Division, Kakamega County. A
community based, cross sectional study was carried out where a stratified random sampling
with proportional allocation was used to select 370 representative households. A
questionnaire was used to collect information on demographics, knowledge and attitudes
towards malaria and its prevention and treatment habits. The data was described using
frequency and contingency tables. Chi-square tests are used to test for associations between
demographics variables, prevention and control. The results showed that resident
of rural Kabras were knowledgeable on malaria, its transmission, its symptoms, how to
seek treatment and prevent malaria. However, their attitudes towards malaria and their
treatment seeking behaviours varied. Demographic factors like age and education level
played a role in their malaria prevention habits. Younger people slept under mosquito
nets more frequently than older people, and those with secondary school education slept
more under mosquito nets than those with primary education only (Cramer’s V = 0.313
and 0.706 respectively). BCC interventions could consider information of importance
of early diagnosis, completion of prescribed drugs and possibly personalities and myths
surrounding malaria in the locality.
MUDOGO, P (2021). Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices And Prevention Of Malaria: A Statistical Perspective Of Kabras North Division, Kakamega County, Kenya. Afribary. Retrieved from https://tracking.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-practices-and-prevention-of-malaria-a-statistical-perspective-of-kabras-north-division-kakamega-county-kenya
MUDOGO, PUTI "Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices And Prevention Of Malaria: A Statistical Perspective Of Kabras North Division, Kakamega County, Kenya" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://tracking.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-practices-and-prevention-of-malaria-a-statistical-perspective-of-kabras-north-division-kakamega-county-kenya. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
MUDOGO, PUTI . "Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices And Prevention Of Malaria: A Statistical Perspective Of Kabras North Division, Kakamega County, Kenya". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 21 Nov. 2024. < https://tracking.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-practices-and-prevention-of-malaria-a-statistical-perspective-of-kabras-north-division-kakamega-county-kenya >.
MUDOGO, PUTI . "Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices And Prevention Of Malaria: A Statistical Perspective Of Kabras North Division, Kakamega County, Kenya" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 21, 2024. https://tracking.afribary.com/works/knowledge-attitudes-practices-and-prevention-of-malaria-a-statistical-perspective-of-kabras-north-division-kakamega-county-kenya