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022			_2BioMed Central _a1756-3305
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041			_aEnglish
100			_aAsanterabi Lowassa _945021
222			_a Malaria Health Facility Malaria Transmission Household Head Malaria Vector
245			_aSocial economic factors and malaria transmission in Lower Moshi, northern Tanzania
260			_aMwanza: _bBioMed Central & _bTanzania Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] _c28 June 2012
300			_a Pages 1-9
490			_v Journal Parasites & vectors Volume 5 Issue 1
520			_aAbstract Background For many years social economic status has been used as an indicator to characterize malaria treatment seeking behaviors of communities and their adherence to malaria control programs. The present study was therefore conducted to assess the influence of household social economic status, knowledge, attitude and practice on treatment seeking behaviors, distance to health facilities and vector control measures in the Lower Moshi area, northern Tanzania. Methods A cross-sectional household survey was carried out, a quantitative method was used to collect information from the households, and the household socio-economic status was estimated by employing a household asset-based approach. The structured questionnaire also collected information on malaria knowledge, attitudes and treatment seeking behaviors. Results A total of 197 (68.8% were female) household heads were interviewed. Distance to the health centers influenced malaria treatment seeking behaviors especially for children (P = 0.001) and the number of visits to the health facilities made by the household members (P = 0.001). The head of the households' level of education had an influence on bed-net retreatment (P < 0.001) and acceptability of larval control programmes (P <0.001). Similarly, a significant association was observed between bed-net retreatment, larval control and occupation of the head of the household . Conclusion Distance to the health centre influenced malaria treatment seeking behaviors, and the number of visits made by the household members. In addition, the education level of the household heads played a role in understanding and in the selection of malaria interventions for the households. Increasing the number of health facilities close to rural areas will improve malaria treatment seeking behavior, case management and hence reduce malaria-associated morbidities, especially in high risk groups.
700			_a Humphrey D Mazigo _922835
700			_a Aneth M Mahande _945016
700			_a Beda J Mwang’onde _945022
700			_a Shandala Msangi _945023
700			_a Michael J Mahande _945024
700			_aEpiphania E Kimaro _945025
700			_a Eliapenda Elisante _945026
700			_a Eliningaya J Kweka _944252
856			_uhttps://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-5-129
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