Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practices on Malaria prevention among secondary school students of boarding schools in Morogoro District, September 2005

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Malaria is a parasitic disease of humans caused by a protozoon of Plasmodium species. Malaria remains to be a life threatening condition and a public health problem in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, it is the most important parasitic disease affecting humans, causing about 1-3 million deaths per year and more than one billion new infections. Despite of the enormous input from various fields controlling Malaria has still not been achieved.