Exposure to mass media malaria messages and use of insecticide-treated nets and artemisinin combination therapy among Southeast Nigeria residents

Q3 Social Sciences

Etude de la Population Africaine Pub Date : 2019-03-25 DOI:10.11564/33-1-1351

Chidiebere A. Nwachukwu, L. I. Anorue

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Background: Malaria remains endemic in Nigeria. The National Malaria Elimination Programmeutilizes the mass media to educate Nigerians to adopt insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) and Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) for malaria prevention and treatment respectively. This study investigated the influence of media messages on ITN and ACT use in Southeast Nigeria. Methods: Data was collected with a structured questionnaire from 480 respondents across 15 communities in Southeast Nigeria. Analysis was carried out on the data using percentages and logistic regression. Results: Results indicated high exposure to malaria messages, but limited effect on ITN and ACT use. Regression results showed that exposure to newspapers (OR=1.017); magazines (OR=1.639) and internet (OR=1.444) increased the odds of ITN use. Exposure to television messages(OR=1.707;P<0.001);billboards(OR=2.098;P<0.011);Internet(OR=1.805;P<0.011) and tertiary education(OR=8.454;p<0.000) positively predicted ACT use. Conclusions: Exposure to malaria messages has not resulted in population-wide adoption of ITNs and ACT. There is need for the National Malaria Elimination Programme to address factors that hinder ITN and ACT use.

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尼日利亚东南部居民接触大众传播媒介的疟疾信息以及使用驱虫蚊帐和青蒿素联合疗法

背景:疟疾在尼日利亚仍然流行。全国消除疟疾方案利用大众媒体教育尼日利亚人分别采用驱虫蚊帐和青蒿素联合疗法预防和治疗疟疾。本研究调查了媒体信息对尼日利亚东南部ITN和ACT使用的影响。方法:通过结构化问卷从尼日利亚东南部15个社区的480名受访者中收集数据。采用百分比和逻辑回归对数据进行分析。结果:结果表明疟疾信息暴露程度高，但对ITN和ACT使用的影响有限。回归结果显示，接触报纸(OR=1.017);杂志(OR=1.639)和互联网(OR=1.444)增加了ITN使用的几率。接触电视信息(OR=1.707, P<0.001)、广告牌(OR=2.098, P<0.011)、互联网(OR=1.805, P<0.011)和高等教育(OR=8.454, P< 0.000)与ACT使用呈正相关。结论:接触疟疾信息并未导致全人群采用杀虫剂和青蒿素联合疗法。国家消除疟疾规划需要解决阻碍青蒿素和青蒿素联合疗法使用的因素。

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Etude de la Population Africaine Social Sciences-Demography

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期刊介绍： African Population Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, reviews, commentaries, letters and case studies on topics related to the disciplines represented by the Union for African Population Studies Association. These disciplines include demography, population studies, public health, epidemiology, social statistics, population geography, development studies, economics and other social sciences that deal with population and development interrelationships that are unique and relevant to Africa and global audience.