What do women in the highest malaria burden country know about ways to prevent malaria? A multi-level analysis of the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey data
The knowledge of malaria prevention was found to be low. The study identified education, religion, exposure to malaria messages, wealth, region, place of residence, community-level poverty, education and exposure to malaria messages as factors associated with the knowledge of malaria prevention. Addressing these factors through targeted interventions, such as improving educational opportunities for women and enhancing media-driven public health campaigns are essential to enhancing malaria knowledge among this critical demographic group.
Authors
- Michael Ekholuenetale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2372-3020)
- Oluwakemi Christie Ogidan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-6998)
- Chimezie Igwegbe Nzoputam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7552-9545)
- Amadou Barrow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6006-9355)
Institutions
- Ekiti State University (NG)
- University of the Gambia (GM)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- University of Florida Health (US)
- University of Florida Health Science Center (US)
- University of Portsmouth (GB)
- University of Benin (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Malaria Journal
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-05195-4
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.26