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September 10, 2025African Journal of Health Sciences

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Bed Net Usage among Communities in Cherangany Sub-County, Kitale, Kenya

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TKTitus Kibet KipronoAMAlexander MbekeDMDominic Mogere

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Overview

Cross-sectional study assessed knowledge and attitudes towards insecticide-treated nets in a local population, indicating education and socioeconomic factors significantly influence usage.

Key Points

  • Knowledge and socioeconomic factors significantly impact bed net usage among communities.
  • Strong correlation (r = 0.872) identified between individual characteristics and net adoption.
  • Regression analysis revealed education (β = 0.308) as a key predictor of insecticide-treated net usage.
  • Public education and targeted interventions are necessary to improve insecticide-treated net utilization.

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Kiprono et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23d3ab210217d6478d3cehttps://doi.org/10.4314/ajhs.v37i4.11
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