@article{10.11648/j.wjph.20230804.13,
  author = {Kouassi Damus Paquin and Soumahoro Sory Ibrahim and Zika Kalou Dibert and Coulibaly M’Begnan and Yeo Salifou and Kouame Arsene Deby and Sokodogo Awa Madaho and Oulai Anthony Sylvestre and Moumouni Amadou and Yao Gnissan Henri Auguste and Ebouat Marc-Eric and Adoubryn Koffi Daho and Tiembre Issaka I},
  title = {Profile of Households in the Bouake Northeast District Using Long-Lasting Impregnated Mosquito Nets (Llins) in 2019},
  journal = {World Journal of Public Health},
  volume = {8},
  number = {4},
  pages = {266-271},
  doi = {10.11648/j.wjph.20230804.13},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20230804.13},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.wjph.20230804.13},
  abstract = {Background: Malaria remains a continuing health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and its complications are more serious among children less than 5 years and pregnant women. In Côte d’Ivoire, its incidence was rising in the general population from 155‰ in 2016 to 229‰ in 2019. Universal coverage of LLIN in endemic countries still remain essential to contain malaria scourge. LLINs have been distributed gratis in different countries, in which majority of the citizens benefited by protection conferred by their usage. The issue of impregnated mosquito net use has been addressed by many authors from different angles. Public health measures are generally focused on people who do not always adhere to them. Better profiling of those who do comply with these measures and the reasons for their compliance would probably make it possible to reach a large number of the reluctant groups. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from July 2018 to February 2019 in the Bouaké Nord-Est district. The study population was made up of heads of households in the Bouaké commune or their substitutes (wife(s)). We proceeded by cluster sampling. Results: Of the 930 heads of households surveyed, 78.7% were male (sex ratio=3.7). The median age of heads of household was 38, with extremes of 19 and 70. Our respondents were shopkeepers, had no formal education, and were cohabiting in 75.3%, 64% and 77.5% of cases respectively. In 72.6% and 48.6% of cases respectively, puddles and grass covered the area around the homes of those surveyed. Fever was the main sign of malaria, according to 98.3% of subjects. The condition affected all family members and could be fatal, according to 91.6% and 98.8% of heads of household surveyed respectively. All family members slept under the net in 44.4% of cases. In 98.2% of cases, the number of cases of fever in the household had fallen since the net had been used. The rainy season was the period when the net was most used, according to 96.5% of those surveyed. LLINs protected against mosquito bites and prevented malaria in 98.3% and 92.4% of cases respectively. Conclusion: Malaria will continue to be the talk of the town for a long time to come, especially in tropical zones. environmental sanitation, which is the responsibility of both communities and authorities, will reinforce the action of the LLIN.},
 year = {2023}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Profile of Households in the Bouake Northeast District Using Long-Lasting Impregnated Mosquito Nets (Llins) in 2019
AU  - Kouassi Damus Paquin
AU  - Soumahoro Sory Ibrahim
AU  - Zika Kalou Dibert
AU  - Coulibaly M’Begnan
AU  - Yeo Salifou
AU  - Kouame Arsene Deby
AU  - Sokodogo Awa Madaho
AU  - Oulai Anthony Sylvestre
AU  - Moumouni Amadou
AU  - Yao Gnissan Henri Auguste
AU  - Ebouat Marc-Eric
AU  - Adoubryn Koffi Daho
AU  - Tiembre Issaka I
Y1  - 2023/10/08
PY  - 2023
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20230804.13
DO  - 10.11648/j.wjph.20230804.13
T2  - World Journal of Public Health
JF  - World Journal of Public Health
JO  - World Journal of Public Health
SP  - 266
EP  - 271
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2637-6059
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20230804.13
AB  - Background: Malaria remains a continuing health problem in sub-Saharan Africa and its complications are more serious among children less than 5 years and pregnant women. In Côte d’Ivoire, its incidence was rising in the general population from 155‰ in 2016 to 229‰ in 2019. Universal coverage of LLIN in endemic countries still remain essential to contain malaria scourge. LLINs have been distributed gratis in different countries, in which majority of the citizens benefited by protection conferred by their usage. The issue of impregnated mosquito net use has been addressed by many authors from different angles. Public health measures are generally focused on people who do not always adhere to them. Better profiling of those who do comply with these measures and the reasons for their compliance would probably make it possible to reach a large number of the reluctant groups. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted from July 2018 to February 2019 in the Bouaké Nord-Est district. The study population was made up of heads of households in the Bouaké commune or their substitutes (wife(s)). We proceeded by cluster sampling. Results: Of the 930 heads of households surveyed, 78.7% were male (sex ratio=3.7). The median age of heads of household was 38, with extremes of 19 and 70. Our respondents were shopkeepers, had no formal education, and were cohabiting in 75.3%, 64% and 77.5% of cases respectively. In 72.6% and 48.6% of cases respectively, puddles and grass covered the area around the homes of those surveyed. Fever was the main sign of malaria, according to 98.3% of subjects. The condition affected all family members and could be fatal, according to 91.6% and 98.8% of heads of household surveyed respectively. All family members slept under the net in 44.4% of cases. In 98.2% of cases, the number of cases of fever in the household had fallen since the net had been used. The rainy season was the period when the net was most used, according to 96.5% of those surveyed. LLINs protected against mosquito bites and prevented malaria in 98.3% and 92.4% of cases respectively. Conclusion: Malaria will continue to be the talk of the town for a long time to come, especially in tropical zones. environmental sanitation, which is the responsibility of both communities and authorities, will reinforce the action of the LLIN.
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