Journal of Health & Medical Informatics

Dickson Shey N

Publications

• Research Article
  Community Health Workers�¢���� Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Malaria Control and Prevention in Bamenda, Cameroon: A Community Based Study
  Author(s): Dickson Shey N, Jules Clement AN, Muluh N, Amos Wung B and Katte Ivo KDickson Shey N, Jules Clement AN, Muluh N, Amos Wung B and Katte Ivo K
  
  Background: Malaria is a major public health problem with about 3.4 billion people at risk worldwide. Community health workers (CHWs) are being used to control and prevent malaria in Cameroonian communities. This study’s objectives were to assess CHWs’ knowledge, attitudes and practices and the correlates of CHWs’ knowledge regarding malaria prevention and control. Methods: A community based cross sectional survey involving 135 CHWs was conducted at the Bamenda Health District from March - May 2015. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire and analysed using Epi Info version 3.5.4. Result: All the participants had heard of malaria, 97.8% of them knew malaria was transmitted by mosquitos, 95.5% of them knew the most common sign/symptom of malaria was high temperature/fever and 98.5% of t.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7420.1000294

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