Malaria in pregnancy: Knowledge, attitude and practices of pregnant women in Abeokuta, Nigeria

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Questionnaires were administered to four hundred and seventy pregnant women from two hospitals and a traditional birth home (TBH) in Abeokuta, Nigeria, to assess their knowledge, attitude and practices about malaria. A high percentage of respondents 49.1% attributed malaria to mosquito bites; knowledge of transmission was higher among women in the hospital (64.4%) than those in the TBH (36.3%) and multigravids (50.8%) than primigravids (44.4%). Other modes of transmission mentioned include drinking of bad water (11.0%), walking in hot sun (24.6%), consumption of too much palm oil (12.1%) and stress (3.3%). The respondentsí educational qualification was a significant (p Nigerian Journal of Parasitology Vol. 28 (2) 2007: pp. 61-64

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