Local attitudes towards malarial disease in a high-burden area of rural Ghana: a cross-sectional household survey
Local attitudes towards malarial disease in a high-burden area of rural Ghana: a cross-sectional household survey
Ghana aims to reduce malaria incidence by 50% and malaria mortality by 90% by 2028. The new R21 malaria vaccine aims to support achieving malaria-elimination goals, but it must be met with high population confidence and uptake. In this cross-sectional household survey in Karaga District, northern Ghana, 99.4% (n=175) agreed malaria is a serious disease to children, while 90.9% (n=160) agreed or strongly agreed they would like their children aged <5 y to take the new vaccine. Thus, in these communities, the highly effective vaccine can plausibly expect to have high rates of uptake, contributing to Ghana's efforts to improve health outcomes.
Gregory, Oliver B.
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Abdulai, Mohammed Malle
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Taylor, Julia E.
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Mogre, Victor
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Head, Michael
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Gregory, Oliver B.
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Abdulai, Mohammed Malle
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Taylor, Julia E.
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Mogre, Victor
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Head, Michael
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Gregory, Oliver B., Abdulai, Mohammed Malle, Taylor, Julia E., Mogre, Victor and Head, Michael
(2025)
Local attitudes towards malarial disease in a high-burden area of rural Ghana: a cross-sectional household survey.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
(doi:10.1093/trstmh/traf099).
Abstract
Ghana aims to reduce malaria incidence by 50% and malaria mortality by 90% by 2028. The new R21 malaria vaccine aims to support achieving malaria-elimination goals, but it must be met with high population confidence and uptake. In this cross-sectional household survey in Karaga District, northern Ghana, 99.4% (n=175) agreed malaria is a serious disease to children, while 90.9% (n=160) agreed or strongly agreed they would like their children aged <5 y to take the new vaccine. Thus, in these communities, the highly effective vaccine can plausibly expect to have high rates of uptake, contributing to Ghana's efforts to improve health outcomes.
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