TY - JOUR
T1 - Sleeping space matters
T2 - LLINs usage in Ghana
AU - Bannor, Richard
AU - Asare, Anthony Kwame
AU - Sackey, Samuel Oko
AU - Osei-Yeboah, Richard
AU - Nortey, Priscillia Awo
AU - Bawole, Justice Nyigmah
AU - Ansah, Victoria
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020/7/3
Y1 - 2020/7/3
N2 - Long Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) is an effective malaria prevention mechanism. However, ownership of LLIN does not imply its use among households. The availability of enough sleeping space is a natural prerequisite to install and use LLINs. The objective of this study was to explore the effect of sleeping space and other socio-demographic factors of households’ heads on LLINs usage among households. A cross-sectional household-based study was conducted using a quantitative approach. Data was collected exclusively from households that received LLINs at no direct financial cost to them in a mass malaria campaign conducted in the study area using a structured questionnaire. A total of 383 households sampled for the study received 1,181 LLINs with a range of 1 to 15 LLINs per household. Less than 16% of households that received more than 2 LLINs installed all the LLINs they received during the distribution. Among households that received LLINs, 45% of them did not use them at all and 36% of them used them every night including the night before data collection. The number of bedrooms, children and members per household, and the number of occupants per bedroom were also found statistically associated with the use of LLINs among households. The study used a quantitative approach to investigate sleeping space in relation to LLINs usage and malaria control, an area and topic that has not been adequately covered in the literature.
AB - Long Lasting Insecticidal Net (LLIN) is an effective malaria prevention mechanism. However, ownership of LLIN does not imply its use among households. The availability of enough sleeping space is a natural prerequisite to install and use LLINs. The objective of this study was to explore the effect of sleeping space and other socio-demographic factors of households’ heads on LLINs usage among households. A cross-sectional household-based study was conducted using a quantitative approach. Data was collected exclusively from households that received LLINs at no direct financial cost to them in a mass malaria campaign conducted in the study area using a structured questionnaire. A total of 383 households sampled for the study received 1,181 LLINs with a range of 1 to 15 LLINs per household. Less than 16% of households that received more than 2 LLINs installed all the LLINs they received during the distribution. Among households that received LLINs, 45% of them did not use them at all and 36% of them used them every night including the night before data collection. The number of bedrooms, children and members per household, and the number of occupants per bedroom were also found statistically associated with the use of LLINs among households. The study used a quantitative approach to investigate sleeping space in relation to LLINs usage and malaria control, an area and topic that has not been adequately covered in the literature.
KW - Ghana
KW - Healthcare innovation adoption
KW - Households
KW - Long-lasting insecticidal nets
KW - Malaria campaigns
KW - Malaria prevention and control
KW - Sleeping space
KW - Usage
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85087115293&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/20477724.2020.1776920
DO - 10.1080/20477724.2020.1776920
M3 - Article
C2 - 32530747
AN - SCOPUS:85087115293
SN - 2047-7724
VL - 114
SP - 271
EP - 278
JO - Pathogens and Global Health
JF - Pathogens and Global Health
IS - 5
ER -