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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding malaria prevention toward internal migrant population in Kawthoung Township, Kawthoung district, Tanintharyi region, Myanmar: A cross sectional study |
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| Creator | Sa Aung Hein |
| Title | Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice regarding malaria prevention toward internal migrant population in Kawthoung Township, Kawthoung district, Tanintharyi region, Myanmar: A cross sectional study |
| Contributor | Naowarat Kanchanakhan |
| Publisher | Chulalongkorn University Press |
| Publication Year | 2561 |
| Journal Title | Journal of Health Research |
| Journal Vol. | 32 |
| Journal No. | Suppl.2 |
| Page no. | S159-S166 |
| Keyword | Attitude knowledge and practice, Internal migrant, Malaria prevention, Myanmar |
| URL Website | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jhealthres/about |
| Website title | ThaiJo |
| ISSN | 2586-940X |
| Abstract | Purpose - This study aimed to assess and describe socio-demographic factors, knowledge, attitude and practice toward malaria prevention among internal migrants, Kawthoung Township, Kawthoung district, Myanmar.Design/methodology/approach - A cross-sectional study with 316 respondents, age range from 18 to 65 years old, were interviewed face to face using structured questionnaires. Chi-square and logistic regression were used to analyze association between dependent and independent variables. Findings - Of all the respondents, 65.5% had good knowledge; 17.4% had good attitude; and 49.1% had good practice for malaria prevention. Practice level was strongly associated with knowledge level and attitude level (p-value |
