关于疟疾孕妇间歇性预防治疗的知识,态度和实践:肯尼亚西部的一项基于设施的混合方法研究
Joseph Mukala1, Dominic Mogere1, Peter Kirira2
1School of Public Health, Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya.
The Pan African medical journal
|September 2, 2024
概括
与没有疟疾的孕妇相比,患有疟疾的孕妇对间歇性预防治疗 (IPT) 的益处和剂量有更好的了解. 这凸显了需要改善疟疾易发地区所有孕妇对IPT的教育.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 孕产妇健康 孕产妇健康
背景情况:
- 间歇性预防治疗对于在怀孕期间预防疟疾至关重要.
- 硫素-甲胺是疟疾流行地区孕妇推的治疗方法.
- 本研究的重点是评估疟疾孕妇对IPT的知识,态度和做法.
研究的目的:
- 评估诊断为疟疾的孕妇间歇性预防治疗 (IPT) 的知识,态度和实践.
- 为了比较疟疾阳性和疟疾阴性孕妇之间的IPT知识.
- 在易患疟疾的环境中,确定影响IPT吸收和遵守的因素.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项混合的定性和定量研究,对140名孕妇 (18-49岁,妊娠16周) 进行了研究.
- 参与者使用显微镜进行疟疾查,并分为疟疾阳性和疟疾阴性组.
- 通过封闭式和开放式问卷收集的数据,然后进行定性-定量分析.
主要成果:
- 与疟疾阴性妇女相比,疟疾阳性孕妇对IPT副作用 (p ≤ 0.001) 和不同剂量 (p ≤ 0.012) 的知识显著更高.
- 在两组之间,在两组之间 (p ≤ 0.003) 给予IPT之前了解IPT的母亲比例中观察到一个显著的差异.
- 具体来说,52.9%的疟疾阳性母亲知道副作用,而非疟疾阳性母亲的25.7%.
结论:
- 对IPT的益处,副作用和剂量的增强知识对于疟疾流行地区的孕妇至关重要.
- 利用这些知识可以使孕妇能够坚持IPT疗法.
- 改善对IPT的健康教育对于有效预防妊娠期疟疾至关重要.
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