title: Knowledge of malaria among women of Burundi and its impact on the incidence of the disease.
abstract: In order to investigate whether the persistently high incidence of malaria in Burundi is due to a lack of knowledge of the disease, mothers of children admitted to the hospital of Kiremba in Burundi were anonymously administered a semi-structured questionnaire about malaria. A total of 539 questionnaires were evaluated. About 75% of the women knew that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes, and respectively 58.3 and 23.9% knew that it could lead to the death of a fetus or a low birth weight. Fewer than half of the women (44.7%) knew that malaria can be definitely diagnosed by means of a blood examination and only 39.7% indicates that artesunate-amodiaquine was the first-line therapy recommended by the Burundian health authorities. Long-lasting insecticidal or insecticide-treated nets were used by only 33.0%. Burundian women generally know little about malaria. Public awareness programmes should be conducted before any malaria control initiatives are planned.
authors: Department of Maternal and Pediatric Sciences, Università degli Studi di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy.
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Tagliaferri
authors: Giulia
authors: G
authors: Prunotto
authors: Juliette
authors: J
authors: Hakizimana
authors: Walter Peves
authors: WP
authors: Rios
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Pelucchi
authors: Nicola
authors: N
authors: Principi
authors: Susanna
authors: S
authors: Esposito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002063:Burundi / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012424:Rural Population; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials