DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i05.055

Pages: 958-963

The aim was to assess pregnant women's knowledge and practical attitudes towards malaria prevention. Materials and Methods: It was a prospective, cross-sectional, descriptive study over a period of 4 months from August 1, 2018 to November 30, 2018. The Results: The study was carried out in 324 pregnant women aged 15 to 40 years: 45.7% were illiterate; 98.5% were married, 28.3% were Bambara. The name "Sumaya" was the local name for malaria. The pregnant women had a good knowledge of modes of transmission, means of prevention and factors favoring mosquito reproduction. The insecticide-treated mosquito net was cited by the majority of pregnant women as a preventive measure against malaria, of which 83.3% used it and 68.2% impregnated at a rate of 6 months. Conclusion: At the end of our study we understood that our pregnant women have quite satisfactory knowledge about malaria. The distribution of ITNs and MS among pregnant women showed a benefit in terms of the occurrence of gestational malaria in our study.