Effect of Evidence Based and Tested Messages Transmitted Through Community Stakeholders for Malaria Control and Prevention in Rural Ethiopia

• In Event: ICA Plenary Interactive Paper/Poster Session II
  In Interactive Paper Session: Health Communication Interactive Poster Session

Abstract

School children and religious leaders are involved in disseminating evidence based nine messages and four doable actions by people for control and prevention of malaria in Ethiopia. This is being implemented since Oct 2013 until Sept 2016 with base line survey and will be evaluated with end line survey comparing the difference as effect of the intervention. Based on baseline results end targets are set to achieve the Social and Behavioural Change among the community. Currently mid-term evaluation is going on and results will be available during the conference. Process indicators of training, cascading down of messages by school children, religious leaders, verification of understanding of messages by teachers, then reporting system of data from household level to district health office, evaluative supervision during monthly monitoring meeting of district level education and health offices are detailed with the work completed for 2 years. Expected behavioral changes are reported during quarterly review meetings.

Authors

• Sudhakar Narayan Morankar, Jimma University, Health Education and Behavioral Sciences

• Gemechis Etana Roro, Health Education and Behavioural Sciences

• Abebe Lakew, Jimma University, Health Education and Behavioral Sciences

• Birehjanu Zewdie, Jimma University, Health Education and Behavioral Sciences

• Guda Alemayehu, USAID/Ethiopia