World Journal of Public Health
2024, Vol. 9, No. 4, pp. 322-334
https://doi.org/10.11648/j.wjph.20240904.12
*
Corresponding author:
Received: 21 September 2024; Accepted: 11 October 2024; Published: 31 October 2024
Copyright: © The Author (s), 2024. Published by Science Publishing Group. This is an Open Access article, distributed
under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which
permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Research Article
Exploring Information Sources on Malaria Prevention and
Their Impact on Knowledge Among Pregnant Women in
Urban Ghana
Akua Kumi Yeboah
1
, Richmond Bediako Nsiah
1, *
, Lynna Naa Adade Obeng
3
,
Priscilla Sarkodie
1
, Dominic Nyarko
1
, Jonathan Mawutor Gmanyami
6
,
Isaac Ayirebi
2
, Charlotte Yeboah Domfeh
10
, Isaac Morrison
7
,
Margaret Morrison
4
, Florence Owusuaa Peprah
1
,
Geoffrey Akungoe Ayambire
11
, Patrick Larbi-Debrah
8
, Obed Atsu-Ofori
9
,
Frank Prempeh
5
, Kwame Kusi Agyemang
3
, Samuel Malogae Badiekang
1
,
Daniel Ike Adinkrah
1
, Gilbert Elara Dagoe
1
, Gabriel Tchatchouang Mabou
12
1
Public Health Department, Ghana Health Service, Goaso-Wiawso-Kumasi, Ghana
2
Saint Pauline Clinic, Accra, Ghana
3
Clinical Department, Ghana Health Service, Ashanti, Ghana
4
Administrative Department, Ghana Health Service, Tema, Ghana
5
Clinical Department, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
6
Global Health and Infectious Diseases Research Group, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine,
Kumasi, Ghana
7
National Health Insurance Authority, Accra, Ghana
8
Centre for Vaccine Innovation and Access Policy, Access and Introduction Functional Area, PATH, Accra, Ghana
9
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana
10
Midwifery Department, Seventh-day Adventist Nursing and Midwifery College, Asamang, Ghana
11
Department of Computer Science, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
12
Faculty of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon
Abstract
Background: Adequate knowledge of malaria prevention among pregnant women is crucial for mitigating the associated risks.
This study aimed to explore the various information sources on malaria preventive measures and assess their impact on the
knowledge of malaria prevention among pregnant women in an urban district of Ghana. Methods: A cross-sectional study
involving 300 pregnant women was conducted to evaluate their knowledge of malaria prevention. Chi-square tests were utilized
to assess the relationships between these educational sources and levels of knowledge. To quantify the influence of each
educational source on knowledge, logistic regression models were employed, providing adjusted odds ratios (AORs) with 95%
confidence intervals (CIs). All analyses were conducted using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and