在喀麦隆的三个卫生区拥有,覆盖,使用和维护持久杀虫床:一个横截面研究
Frederick Nchang Cho1,2,3, Yayah Emerencia Ngah4,5, Ismaila Esa1
1Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services, HIV Free/Strengthening Public Health Laboratory Systems, Buea, Cameroon.
The Pan African medical journal
|October 28, 2024
概括
在喀麦隆,持久杀虫网 (LLIN) 的所有权和使用率仍然很低.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 热带医学 热带医学
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 喀麦隆的Bamenda,Santa和Tiko卫生区面临着高疟疾传播率.
- 长效杀虫网 (LLIN) 对于预防疟疾至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估三个喀麦隆卫生区的LLIN所有权,利用和维护指标.
- 确定影响LLIN可访问性和有效使用的因素.
主要方法:
- 在Tiko,Bamenda和Santa健康区的1251个家庭中进行了横截面的家庭调查.
- 通过结构化问卷收集的数据集中在LLIN的所有权,使用,维护和人口统计上.
主要成果:
- 与蒂科健康区相比,巴门达健康区的LLIN拥有率 (93.3%) 和利用率 (13.1%) 较高.
- 圣塔卫生区的家庭不太可能拥有LLIN (OR:0.3).
- 只有50.1%的家庭主管知道正确的LLIN洗频率.
结论:
- 蒂科健康区的LLIN所有权不足于目标 (每2人1LLIN).
- 尽管进行了大规模分发活动,但LLIN的总体覆盖率和可访问性仍然很低.
- 5岁以下儿童和普通人口的使用率分别为14.6%和16.1%.
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