The Effect of Mass Media Campaign on the Use of Insecticide‐Treated Bed Nets among Pregnant Women in Nigeria

A Ankomah, SB Adebayo… - Malaria research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Malaria during pregnancy is a major public health problem in Nigeria
especially in malaria‐endemic areas. It increases the risk of low birth weight and …

Impact of malaria related messages on insecticide-treated net (ITN) use for malaria prevention in Ghana

ES Owusu Adjah, AG Panayiotou - Malaria journal, 2014 - Springer
Background Media messages have been used in Ghana to promote insecticide-treated net
(ITN)/bed net usage in an effort to impact on malaria prevention. The aim of this study was to …

Low utilization of insecticide‐treated bed net among pregnant women in the middle belt of Ghana

G Manu, EA Boamah-Kaali, LG Febir… - Malaria research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Malaria in pregnancy leads to low birth weight, premature birth, anaemia, and
maternal and neonatal mortality. Use of insecticide‐treated nets (ITNs) during pregnancy is …

Knowledge, motivation, self-efficacy, and their association with insecticidal net use among pregnant women in a secondary health centre in Maiduguri, Nigeria

AD Balami, SM Said, NAM Zulkefli, B Norsa'adah… - Malaria Journal, 2018 - Springer
Background Despite the high prevalence of malaria among pregnant women and its
associated complications, the level of compliance with insecticide-treated nets (ITN) remains …

Determinants of use of insecticide treated nets for the prevention of malaria in pregnancy: Jinja, Uganda

LR Sangaré, NS Weiss, PE Brentlinger… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background One established means of preventing the adverse consequences of malaria
during pregnancy is sleeping under an insecticide treated net (ITN) throughout pregnancy …

Effectiveness of a health education intervention on the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for the prevention of malaria in pregnant women of Pakistan: a quasi …

R Kumar, M Farzeen, A Hafeez, BK Achakzai… - Malaria Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background About one quarter of pregnant women in the population of Pakistan are using
long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLINs) for prevention of malaria. Past research …

Use of intermittent presumptive treatment and insecticide treated bed nets by pregnant women in four Kenyan districts

HL Guyatt, AM Noor, SA Ochola… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The roll back malaria (RBM) movement promotes the use of insecticide‐treated bednets
(ITNs) and intermittent presumptive treatment (IPT) of malaria infection as preventive …

A pilot study to evaluate malaria control strategies in Ogun State, Nigeria

AK Adeneye, AS Jegede, MA Mafe, EE Nwokocha - 2007 - repository.ui.edu.ng
With limited evidence of decreases in malaria-related mortality and morbidity, and nearly
half the time to the 2010 deadline of Roll Back Malaria (RBM) targets now past, we …

Utilization of insecticide treated nets against malaria among pregnant women in Southern Nigeria

JO Odoko, EU Nwose… - International Journal of …, 2017 - researchoutput.csu.edu.au
Malaria remains one of the most important causes of maternal and child morbidity and
mortality in sub-Saharan African, despite the availability of effective intervention. Pregnant …

Preventing malaria in pregnancy: a study of perceptions and policy implications in Mukono district, Uganda

AK Mbonye, S Neema… - Health policy and …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Although the efficacy of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) in malaria prevention is well
documented, the low coverage of ITNs in malaria endemic countries necessitates …