TITLE:
Factors Associated with Low Use of Insecticide-Treated Nets among Children under 5 Years of Age in Fo-Boure (Benin) in 2019
AUTHORS:
Alphonse Noudamadjo, Mèdétinmè Gérard Kpanidja, Falilatou Agbeille Mohamed, Zinsou Rodrigue Ahodègnon, Julien Didier Adédémy, Joseph Agossou
KEYWORDS:
Use, LLIN, Associated Factors, Benin
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.13 No.5,
September
5,
2023
ABSTRACT: Despite the free
distribution of insecticide impregnated nets, malaria is still the cause of
many deaths, particularly among children under 5 years old, casting doubt on
the real use of these mosquito nets by parents. The present work aimed to
identify the factors associated with the low use of mosquito nets. This was a
cross-sectional study with an analytical aim, carried out in the locality of
Fô-Bouré (Sinendé) in 2019 among children under 5 years old and their parents.
A cluster random sampling was carried out according to the WHO technique. The
dependent variable was the low use of LLINs and the independent variables were:
socio-demographic, economic, relative to parents’ knowledge of the causes and
control methods of malaria. Results: The factors identified as
associated with the low use of LLINs were: female sex (p = 0.0059), low level
of education (p = 0.0001), free mode of acquisition (p = 0.0476), poor
knowledge of control methods (p = 0.0389), type of house: mud or tent house (p
= 0.0034), unsanitary immediate environment (p = 0.0002) and children’s evening
dressing style (p = 0.0001). Conclusion: A global development policy,
especially in terms of education, sanitation and housing improvement as
recommended by the “Roll Back Malaria” initiative is necessary to improve the
rate of insecticide impregnated nets use.