Knowledge, attitude and practice of truck drivers about malaria and its control in Basmaq customs borderline of Iran and Iraq

Abstract

In order to eliminate the malaria need more data about the knowledge, attitudes and practices of diseases. KAP study was carried out in March to end of May 2012. A total of 225 questioners collected and 20.88% of the population was aged 20-30, 40.88% age 31-40, 26.66% was 41-50 and 8.44% was 51-60 and 3.11% more than 61 years old. Total of drivers as respondents were literate, 77.77 % of them were Iranians and the rest were Iraqi. Although 32% the audience had complete knowledge on vector, only 27.11% had good knowledge due to initial symptoms of malaria. About 35.55% of them were believed to Indoor residual spraying as control method whereas, 21.33 % of them were believed to mosquito nets and only 11.55 % were believed to use of repellents ointment. Health education can reduce the disease by the trade and tourism intervention borderline Iran and western neighboring countries.