Peer education: The effects on knowledge of pregnancy related malaria and preventive practices in women of reproductive age in Edo State, Nigeria

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Ehijie FO Enato¹  Petra F Mens²  Hind Al Atabbi²  Pauline FD Scheelbeek² 

[1] Department of Clinical Pharmacy & Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benin, 300001, Benin City, Nigeria;Koninklijk Instituut voor de Tropen (KIT)/Royal Tropical Institute, KIT Biomedical Research, Meibergdreef 39, 1105, Amsterdam, AZ, The Netherlands;

关键词: Malaria;    Preventive Practice;    Education Campaign;    Roll Back Malaria;    Benin City;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-11-610

 received in 2011-03-18, accepted in 2011-08-01,  发布年份 2011

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThere is limited uptake of measures to prevent malaria by pregnant women in Nigeria which is often related to the lack of knowledge on Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) and its effects on mother and foetus. This study, explored peer to peer education as a tool in raising knowledge of MIP among women of child bearing age.Methods1105 women of child bearing age were interviewed in their households using a structured questionnaire about their knowledge of malaria in general, MIP and use of preventive measures. Thereafter, a peer education campaign was launched to raise the level of knowledge in the community. The interviews were repeated after the campaign and the responses between the pre- and post-intervention were compared.ResultsIn the pre-assessment women on average answered 64.8% of the question on malaria and its possibility to prevent malaria correctly. The peer education campaign had a significant impact in raising the level of knowledge among the women; after the campaign the respondents answered on average 73.8% of the questions correctly. Stratified analysis on pre and post assessment scores for malaria in general (68.8 & 72.9%) and MIP (61.7 & 76.3%) showed also significant increase. Uptake of bed nets was reported to be low: 11.6%ConclusionPeer education led to a significant increase in knowledge of malaria and its prevention but we could not asses its influence on the use of preventive measures.

【 授权许可】

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© Mens et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2011