Impact of mass media campaigns on knowledge of malaria prevention measures among pregnant mothers in Uganda: a propensity score-matched analysis.

Autor: Mwebesa E; Faculty of Science, Muni University, Arua, Uganda. e.mwebesa@muni.ac.ug.; School of Science and Aerospace Studies, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. e.mwebesa@muni.ac.ug., Awor S; School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, USA., Natuhamya C; School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda., Dricile R; Faculty of Health Sciences, Muni University, Arua, Uganda., Legason ID; Faculty of Health Sciences, Muni University, Arua, Uganda.; Department of Oncology, Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK., Okimait D; Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Africa Renewal University, Buloba, Uganda., Mangwi Ayiasi R; Faculty of Health Sciences, Muni University, Arua, Uganda., Tumwesigye NM; School of Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Malaria journal [Malar J] 2024 Aug 24; Vol. 23 (1), pp. 256. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 24.
DOI: 10.1186/s12936-024-05083-x
Abstrakt: Background: Uganda grapples with a considerable malaria burden, reporting prevalence rates of over 33% in some regions. To address this, the Uganda Ministry of Health employs audiovisual platforms for disseminating malaria prevention messages. However, the impact of these messages on pregnant women's knowledge of malaria prevention remains insufficiently explored. This paper therefore emphasizes the influence of audiovisual messages on the knowledge of malaria prevention measures among pregnant women in Uganda.
Methods: Secondary data obtained from the Uganda Malaria Indicator Survey (MIS) 2018-2019 was used for this analysis. Women aged 15-49 were included in the study. A total of 8868 women were selected using a two-stage sample design. The two stages of selection included clusters and households. Women who were currently pregnant were included in the study, resulting in a weighted sample of 721 women. Propensity score-matched analysis was used to evaluate the impact of access to malaria messages on knowledge of prevention measures.
Results: The study revealed that 39% [95% CI 34.0-44.2] of pregnant women were exposed to malaria messages before the survey. Those exposed had a 17.2% higher knowledge [ATT = 0.172; 95% CI 0.035-0.310] of using mosquito nets for prevention compared to those unexposed. Among women exposed, radios accounted for most form of access to mass media campaigns [64.8, 95% CI 57.0-71.8] followed by interpersonal communication [45.0, 95% CI 37.6-52.6], community health workers [38.8, 95% CI 29.6-48.8], community events [21.4, 95% CI 15.8-28.3], and social mobilization [18.3, 95% CI 12.7-25.8].
Conclusion: Results highlight the importance of radios in spreading important malaria prevention messages to pregnant women. Being exposed to these messages is linked to increased awareness and knowledge about the proper use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) for preventing malaria. This finding underscores the importance of evaluating different channels for mass media campaigns to ensure the effective delivery of information about malaria prevention to the intended audiences.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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