eprintid: 26707
rev_number: 12
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datestamp: 2019-08-09 11:04:04
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creators_name: Saha, Avijit
creators_name: Sarker, Malabika
creators_name: Kabir, Moktadir
creators_name: Lu, Guangyu
creators_name: Müller, Olaf
title: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding malaria control among the slash and burn cultivators in Rangamati Hill tracts of Bangladesh
subjects: 610
divisions: 912800
keywords: KAP study, Malaria, Slash and burn cultivator, Risk factors, Bangladesh
abstract: Background: Slash and burn cultivators are a significant risk group for malaria in South-East Asia. As envisaged in the National Strategic Plan for Malaria Elimination, Bangladesh aims to achieve zero indigenous malaria transmission by 2030. For the national plan to move from malaria control to malaria elimination, targeting the population of slash and burn cultivators is of overriding importance.

Methods: The study used an explorative mixed method design to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding malaria prevention and treatment in an endemic area of Bangladesh. Adult slash and burn cultivators in two sub-districts of the Rangamati District were selected and interviewed. Four focus group discussions were conducted, and this was followed by a cross-sectional quantitative survey with 200 participants.

Results: The respondents’ general knowledge about malaria transmission and modes of prevention and treatment was good. However, there were some gaps regarding knowledge about specific aspects of malaria transmission and in particular about the increased risk associated with their occupation. Despite a much-reduced incidence of malaria in the study area, the respondents perceived the disease as life-threatening and knew that it needs rapid attention from a health worker. Moreover, the specific services offered by the local community health workers for malaria diagnosis and treatment were highly appreciated. Finally, the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets (ITN) was considered as important and this intervention was uniformly stated as the main malaria prevention method.

Conclusions: The findings from this study on promising KAP characteristics in the slash and burn cultivator population are reassuring that the goal of malaria elimination by the year 2030 can be achieved in Bangladesh.
date: 2019
publisher: BioMed Central
id_scheme: DOI
ppn_swb: 1675892067
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-267074
language: eng
bibsort: SAHAAVIJITKNOWLEDGEA2019
full_text_status: public
publication: Malaria journal
volume: 18
number: 216
place_of_pub: London
pagerange: 1-9
issn: 1475-2875
citation:   Saha, Avijit ; Sarker, Malabika ; Kabir, Moktadir ; Lu, Guangyu ; Müller, Olaf  (2019) Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding malaria control among the slash and burn cultivators in Rangamati Hill tracts of Bangladesh.  Malaria journal, 18 (216).  pp. 1-9.  ISSN 1475-2875     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/26707/1/12936_2019_Article_2849.pdf