Current status of malaria prevention and control of forest goers at Ea So commune, Ea Kar district, Dak Lak province in 2021 and some related factors

Abstract

Objectives: To describe the current status of malaria prevention and control practices of the forest goers in Ea So commune, Ea Kar district, Dak. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study with 367 forest goers, in Ea So commune, Ea Kar district, Dak Lak province from March 2021 to May 2021. Results: The study subjects had good practice in malaria control, accounting for 63.2%. In which, the proportion of research subjects always carrying a net/hammock when going to the forest accounted for 48.23%, In addition, the subjects also applied other preventive measures such as wearing long-sleeved clothes and repellent cream. mosquitoes 96.73% and 49.32% respectively. Some factors: education (OR=2.91, 95%CI: 1.57-5.39 ), economic conditions (OR=0.41, 95%CI: 0.24-0.68), history of malaria (OR=4.86, 95%CI: 2.78 -8.49), and frequency of going to the forest, sleeping in the fields (OR=0.51, 95%CI: 0.32-0.79) are related to malaria prevention practice. Conclusion: The situation of malaria control practice of the forest goers in Ea So commune, Ea Sar district, Dak Lak province achieved relatively high results. Factors related to malaria prevention practices include education, economic conditions, history of malaria, and frequency of going to the forest. Keywords: malaria prevention, forest goers.