%0 Journal Article
%A Massafoma, Koné Estelle Gnanyo Massafoma
%A Sebastien, Miezan Assohoun Jean Sebastien
%A Valérie, Bedia-Tanoh Akoua Valérie
%A Henriette, Vanga-Bosson Abo Henriette
%A Etienne, Angora Kpongbo Etienne
%A Marie, Kiki-Barro Pulchérie Christiane Marie
%A Alain, Gnamian Nouveau Kanzin Alain
%A Abibatou, Konaté-Touré Abibatou
%A Fulgence, Kassi Kondo Fulgence
%A Vincent, Djohan Vincent
%A William, Yavo William
%A Hervé, Menan Eby Ignace Hervé
%D 2025
%J African Journal of Parasitology, Mycology and Entomology

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%V 3
%N 1
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%T Knowledge and Practices of Private Nurseries Regarding the Management of Malaria in 2022 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
%M doi:10.35995/ajpme03010004
%U https://ajpme.jams.pub/article/3/1/286
%X  To tackle the impact of malaria in countries where it is prevalent, it is crucial for important parties to participate in control initiatives. However, in Côte d’Ivoire, the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) has excluded the private sector nursery activities, which play an important role in malaria surveillance. Therefore, a study was conducted in Abidjan to assess the knowledge and practices of private nurseries in regard to the National Malaria Treatment Policy. A cross-sectional survey was carried out from January to June 2012. The survey targeted all private nursery health professionals who treated patients with suspected malaria cases in the Abidjan District of Côte d’Ivoire. A questionnaire was administered to the practitioners to evaluate their knowledge and practices regarding malaria and the National Malaria Treatment Policy. We interviewed 161 practitioners who worked at 200 private nurseries that were visited. Among them, 96 (55.1%) were nurses and 46 (28.6%) were orderlies. The remaining practitioners were made up of physicians (9.3%) and midwives (2.5%) who were hired. The study found a significant relationship between the professional status of the practitioners and their knowledge of new NMCP guidelines or activities. The majority of the practitioners (89/161; 55.3%) provided antimalarial treatment using artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs) in the event of a negative rapid diagnostic test (RDT) result. This practice was observed across all professional status categories, with orderlies (58.7%), nurses (58.4%), and midwives (50%) being more inclined to offer this treatment. It is necessary to implement targeted interventions to enhance health workers’ practice.