Abstract
Objectives: To describe the knowledge of malaria prevention and control of the forest goers in Ea So commune, Ea Kar district, Dak Lak province in 2021 and some related factors. Methods: A cross-sectional study with analysis on 292 forest goers, in Ea So commune, Ea Kar district, Dak Lak province from March 2021 to May 2021. Results: The research subjects are mainly men (75.0%), most of them are H'Mong and Muong ethnic groups, accounting for 29.79% and 21.58%, respectively; The majority of the study population knew that the cause of malaria was mainly mosquito bites, accounting for 95.2%. Besides, the study participants knew about symptoms of the disease in the order of fever, chills and sweating (96.92%, 86.64% and 68.49%). In addition, they had a good knowledge with a high rate of 95.21%. Education, age groups are related to malaria prevention knowledge. Conclusion: Most of the foresters have good knowledge about malaria. Education, age groups are related to malaria prevention knowledge.
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