Abstract:
INTRODUCTION : malaria remains a major public
health problem in Cameroon. For a successful
malaria control, there is a need to evaluate the level
of awareness, attitude and perception of people
living in malaria endemic areas such as the swampy
littoral region of Cameroon. METHODS : this was a
descriptive cross-sectional study targeting
pregnant women attending ANC in the New-Bell
District Hospital. Data was collected with a semistructured
questionnaire on demographic
characteristics as well as knowledge, attitudes and
practices regarding malaria. RESULTS : two hundred
and six pregnant women were enrolled in the study,
all of them had heard on malaria in the past, with
hospitals and television been the most known
information dissemination channels. Only 60.2% of
them own and used a LLINs with only 51.6% of
owners treating the net. CONCLUSION : respondents
with no education had poor knowledge on malaria. There is a need to improve education on malaria
with active participation of women and improve
malaria surveillance that will lead to malaria
eradication.
