The Role of Health Education in improving the Utilization of Insecticide treated net in Malaria Control among ElGazira State Sudan: 2007-2008 Mothers in Elhosh

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اجتماع

الملخص

This study was conducted in El-hosh in El Gazira state, in order toassess the role of Health Education in improving knowledge, attitudeand practices of mothers towards the utilization of insecticide treatednets in malaria control.A sample size of 329houses hold was determined using thefollowing formula:nz2xpxqd2The sample was selected randomly from the nine residential area.The intervention was carried out using lectures, small groupdiscussion, posters and messages for a period of six months. and itwas carried out in El-hosh high secondary school for girls and fromhouse to house. The pretest was conducted using questionnaire todetermine knowledge, attitude and practices of Mothers toward ITNsutility. posttest was also conducted using the same questionnaire todocument effectiveness of the intervention, three months afterintervention.Data were collected using questionnaire to determineknowledge, attitude and practices of Mothers toward ITNs utility.Data were analysed manually using X2 test and the results weredemonstrated in tables and figures.The most important results showed that: Knowledge of MothersaboutITNs benefit was (77.3%) in pre-intervention .In post interventionstage became (80%) (significant), about the suitable time forerecting ITNs was (53%) before intervention, It become (66%) inpost intervention phase (significant), about the effect of washing tonets effectiveness was (54%) before intervention and in postintervention phase increased to (59.2%) (not significant).The rate of Attitude of Mothers who think that the size of ITNs isunsuitable was (45%) before intervention, and become (40%) inpost intervention stage(significant).XIIIMothers’ practice towards keeping ITNs inside room was (69%),and in post intervention stage became (93%) (significant), Aboutfolding ITNs when keeping it was (56.7%) before intervention, Itbecame (70.3%) in post intervention phase(significant) . And abouterecting ITNs on sticks when using it was (80.3%) beforeintervention, It increased in post intervention phase to (97.9%)(significant).The rate of Mothers who don’t re- treat their nets after theywashed it frequency washings was (60%), before intervention, itbecame (50%) after intervention process(significant).The rate of using ITNs had increased from (43.2%) beforeintervention process to (5 1%) after intervention process(significant).Finally the study recommended the following:1. To establish and continue health educations programme toincrease and promote the knowledge and awareness of themothers towards ITNs utilization.2. To teach the utilizers about how to re-treat the net afterfrequency washings .3. T continue provision of ITNs freely to the community toincrease the rate of utilization.

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نوع الوسائط

Crawler

نوع المحتوى

الرسائل العلمية

صيغة المصدر

رسائل ماجيستير

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1640513_1.pdf

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English

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اسم المصدر

The Role of Health Education in improving the Utilization of Insecticide treated net in Malaria Control among ElGazira State Sudan: 2007-2008 Mothers in Elhosh

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إشراف وإعداد

الإشراف

Abdelwahab Mohammed Mekki

الإعداد

Omaima Mohammed Ahmed Abdelhameed

الاقتباسات الببليوغرافية