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An information-motivation-behavioural skills analysis of long-lasting insecticidal net use among pregnant women in a hospital in North-Eastern Nigeria

Balami AD 1 , Said SM 2 , Zulkefli NAM 2 , Bachok N 3 , Balami EL 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. ahdahiru@yahoo.com
  • 2 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • 3 Unit of Biostatistics and Research Methodology, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • 4 Innovative Management Consultant, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
BMC Med Res Methodol, 2019 07 18;19(1):157.
PMID: 31319810 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-019-0803-z

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sleeping under a long-lasting insecticidal net (LLIN) is recommended for all pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa, due to the high prevalence of malaria infection and its associated complications in the region. Despite this, LLIN use has still remained sub-optimal among pregnant women in Maiduguri, Nigeria. Understanding the interplay of factors influencing this important health behaviour would guide the development of interventions to promote its adoption.

METHODS: Data was collected from 380 randomly selected antenatal care attendees of a hospital in Maiduguri, using structured questionnaires. This data was then used to test the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills (IMB) model, for model fit, and interrelations among the constructs, using the structural equation modelling analysis with Smart-PLS.

RESULTS: Information and motivation were significantly related to behavioural skills (r = 0.29, p 

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