_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: Email: valmakoge@yahoo.co.uk; International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health 15(2): 1-13, 2016, Article no.IJTDH.24808 ISSN: 2278–1005, NLM ID: 101632866 SCIENCEDOMAIN international www.sciencedomain.org Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices towards Malaria in Mbonge and Kumba Sub-divisions in Cameroon Valerie Makoge 1,2* , Harro Maat 2 , Ndzi Edward 1 and Jerry Emery 3 1 Medical Research Centre, Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plant Studies (IMPM), Yaoundé, Cameroon. 2 Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands. 3 University of Buea, P.O.Box 63, Cameroon. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration between all authors. Author VM conceived and designed the study with input from authors JE, HM and NE. Authors VM, JE and NE performed the research. Author VM wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Author HM reviewed the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24808 Editor(s): (1) Giuseppe Murdaca, Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy. Reviewers: (1) Aina Oluwagbemiga Olanrewaju, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Nigeria. (2) Paulo Adao De Campos, Agostinho Neto University, Angola. (3) Rina Girard Kaminsky, National Autonomous University of Honduras, Honduras. (4) Soumya Mishra, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, India. Complete Peer review History: http://sciencedomain.org/review-history/13815 Received 1 st February 2016 Accepted 20 th February 2016 Published 22 nd March 2016 ABSTRACT Aims: To assess knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding transmission, prevention and treatment of malaria in four rural settings and one urban neighborhood. Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive survey carried out in Cameroon. Place and Duration of Study: This study took place in rural Mbonge division (Pete, Marumba-1, Marumba-2, and Bai Manya) and one neighbourhood in a urban town (Kumba), South West region of Cameroon between May and July 2015. Methodology: 227 participants (118 males and 109 females) took part in this study. Information was collected with a pre-tested questionnaire with mostly closed-ended questions and a few open- ended questions. Questions focused on socio-demographic parameters, knowledge attitudes and Original Research Article