Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 4(5), pp. 225 - 229
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2016.040501
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Impact of Health Education on Usage of Malaria Prevention Methods and Reported Malaria in Western Kenya

Jomama One Jomama Lual ^1,*, Constatin Loum ², Richard Mugga ^2
1 University Medical Clinic Department, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya
² Tropical Institute of Community Health Faculty, Great Lakes University of Kisumu, Kenya

ABSTRACT

Some of the expected impacts of households' health education on usage of malaria prevention methods include increase in use of insecticide treated bed nets and subsequent reduction in households' reported malaria. This study intended to measure impacts of health education on usage of insecticide treated nets and reported malaria, from November 2012 to June 2013, among rural households in five districts in Western Kenya. At baseline, 1,898 responded to questions on ITN use and 1,016 households responded at end line. At baseline 1,083 households responded to question on households' reported malaria whereas 1,002 responded at end line. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 17.0. This study found that there was significant increase in ITNs use (baseline 90.3% (1714/1898); end line 94.9% (964/1016); p-value = 0.0001; OR = 0.36; 95% CI = 0.4- 0.7). However, it found that there was insignificant reduction in households' reported malaria (baseline 61.7% (668/1083); end line 58.6% (587/1002); p-value = 0.149; OR = 1.14; 95% CI 0.95-1.36. The study concluded that, while households' health education resulted in a significant increase in use of insecticide treated nets, significant increase in ITN usage did not significantly lower households' reported malaria in Five Districts in Western Kenya.

KEYWORDS
Malaria, Households' Health Education, Impact on Reported Malaria, Use of Insecticide Treated Bed Nets

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[1] Jomama One Jomama Lual , Constatin Loum , Richard Mugga , "Impact of Health Education on Usage of Malaria Prevention Methods and Reported Malaria in Western Kenya," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 4, No. 5, pp. 225 - 229, 2016. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2016.040501.

(b). APA Format:
Jomama One Jomama Lual , Constatin Loum , Richard Mugga (2016). Impact of Health Education on Usage of Malaria Prevention Methods and Reported Malaria in Western Kenya. Universal Journal of Public Health, 4(5), 225 - 229. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2016.040501.