Authors: Raju Ranjha, Chander Prakash Yadav, Mehul Kumar Chourasia, Nitika, Chinmay Kumar Dash, Jitendra Kumar
In this study, researchers sought to assess mitanins’, or female community health workers’, knowledge of malaria. Researchers used interviewer-based questionnaires to collect data from 203 mitanins from two districts in Chhattisgarh, India. After analysis, researchers found that only 26 percent of mitanins had good malaria knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) scores. Additionally, more than 13 percent of study mitanins had poor KAP scores. Overall, authors concluded that education and endemicity were the two factors that most greatly impacted mitanin’s knowledge. The results of this study suggest that increased education and training may help CHWs in India to better understand, prevent, and treat malaria, particularly in areas with lower malaria rates.
Link: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Mitanin's (Community Health Workers) in Chhattisgarh: Malaria Elimination Perspective
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Resource Topic: CHW, Education, Malaria, Matanins
Resource Type: Research
Year: 2022
Region: Asia
Country: India
Publisher May Restrict Access: No