Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Insecticide Treated Net Utilization towards Malaria Prevention among Ethiopian Army members of 24th Division, 2016

Birhane Kidane Gebru, Fasil Kenea Duguma and Worku Tefera
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Fasil Kenea Duguma: Department of Public Health, Defense Health Science College, Ethiopia
Worku Tefera: School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources, 2019, vol. 21, issue 3, 69-79

Abstract: Malaria is seasonal in most parts of Ethiopia, with variable transmission and prevalence patterns affected by the large diversity in altitude, rainfall, and population movement. Unstable malaria transmission patterns make Ethiopia prone to epidemics that caused catastrophic public health emergencies.The study was carried out within the army troops of the Western Command at 24th infantry division of three military camps in Kafta Humera, from February to March 2016. Its a quantitative cross-sectional study. 326 study participants were proportionally allocated by systematic sampling method.

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/IJESNR.2019.21.556061

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