title: Effect of training on the use of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets on the burden of malaria among vulnerable groups, south-west Ethiopia: baseline results of a cluster randomized trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Ethiopia, the utilization of long-lasting insecticide-treated bed nets (LLITN) is hampered by behavioural factors such as low awareness and negative attitude of the community. The aim of this study was to present the design and baseline results of a cluster randomized trial on the effect of training of household heads on the use of LLITN.
  
  
  METHODS
  This baseline survey was undertaken from February to March, 2009 as part of a randomized cluster trial. A total of 11 intervention and 11 control Gots (villages) were included in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Centre, south-west Ethiopia. House to house visit was done in 4135 households to collect information about the use of LLITN and socio-demographic variables. For the diagnosis of malaria and anaemia, blood samples were collected from 2410 under-five children and 242 pregnant women.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One fourth of the households in the intervention and control Gots had functional LLITN. Only 30% of the observed LLITN in the intervention and 28% in the control Gots were hanged properly. Adults were more likely to utilize LLITN than under-five children in the control and intervention Gots. The prevalence of malaria in under-five children in the intervention and control Gots was 10.5% and 8.3% respectively. The intervention and control Gots had no significant difference concerning the prevalence of malaria in under-five children, [OR = 1.28, (95%CI: 0.97, 1.69)]. Eight (6.1%) pregnant women in the intervention and eight (7.2%) in the control Gots were positive for malaria (P = 0.9). Children in the intervention Gots were less likely to have anaemia than children in the control Gots, [OR = 0.75, (95%CI: 0.62, 0.85)].
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The availability and utilization of LLITN was low in the study area. The prevalence of malaria and anaemia was high. Intervention strategies of malaria should focus on high risk population and vulnerable groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia. amare_deribew@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amare
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Deribew
authors.forename: Fessehaye
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alemseged
authors.forename: Zewdie
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Birhanu
authors.forename: Lelisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sena
authors.forename: Ayalew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tegegn
authors.forename: Ahmed
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zeynudin
authors.forename: Tariku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dejene
authors.forename: Morankar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sudhakar
authors.forename: Nasir
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abdo
authors.forename: Fasil
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tessema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004493:Education; D005002:Ethiopia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D057148:Insecticide-Treated Bednets; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods*; D057147:Mosquito Nets / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015995:Prevalence; D035862:Vulnerable Populations; D055815:Young Adult
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