Knowledge Attitude and Practices of Mitanin's (Community Health Workers) in Chhattisgarh

Malaria Elimination Perspective

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ID22076321
AutoresRaju Ranjha (National Institute of Malaria Research, autor correspondente), Chander Prakash Yadav (0000-0001-7531-6307, National Institute of Malaria Research), Mehul Kumar Chourasia (0000-0001-6363-8843, University of Dundee), Nitika Nitika (0000-0003-1455-6504, National Institute of Malaria Research), Chinmay Kumar Dash (National Center for Disease Control), Jitendra Kumar (0000-0002-4860-5813, National Center for Disease Control)
Ano2022
Volume9
Páginas774864-774864
Data de publicação2022-03-03
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditoraFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2021.774864
PMID35310784
OpenAlexW4214912172
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas17

Background For the success of any program, its implementation plays a crucial role. Community health workers are of immense importance for malaria elimination from India. Objective This study was aimed to assess the knowledge gaps and the responsible factors for mitanins' knowledge on various aspects of and problems faced by mitanins during their work. Methods Structured interviewer-based questionnaire was used to collect the data, and ordinal regression was applied to analyze the data. Results Only 26% of the mitanins were having a good knowledge attitude and practices (KAP) score about malaria. Malaria endemicity of area [odds ratio (OR) = 0.26, 95% CI = 0.13–0.50), P < 0.001] and education (OR = 0.35, 95% CI = 0.18–0.69, P = 0.002) were the two significant factors affecting the KAP of mitanins. Conclusion: This study shows that prioritizing education while recruiting the mitanins and training them in the low endemic areas with a focus on malaria, which will help achieve the malaria elimination goal

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