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Mosquito Bed Net Use And Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women In Rwanda: A Nationwide Survey, Joseph Kawuki, Elorm Donkor, Lilian Nuwabaine, Ghislaine Gatasi
Mosquito Bed Net Use And Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women In Rwanda: A Nationwide Survey, Joseph Kawuki, Elorm Donkor, Lilian Nuwabaine, Ghislaine Gatasi
School of Nursing & Midwifery, East Africa
Background
In malaria-endemic countries such as Rwanda, the appropriate use of mosquito bed nets is an effective intervention for malaria prevention. Despite being one of the demographics most impacted by malaria, there is a dearth of literature on the usage of mosquito bed nets by pregnant women in Rwanda. The study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors for mosquito bed net use among pregnant women in Rwanda
Methods
We used weighted data from the 2020 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey of 870 pregnant women, and multistage stratified sampling was used to select participants. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted …