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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Meningitis in Northern Ghana
Mary H. Hayden
Mary H. Hayden
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado; Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana; School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
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Maxwell Dalaba
Maxwell Dalaba
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Timothy Awine
Timothy Awine
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Patricia Akweongo
Patricia Akweongo
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Gertrude Nyaaba
Gertrude Nyaaba
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Dominic Anaseba
Dominic Anaseba
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Jamie Pelzman
Jamie Pelzman
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado; Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana; School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana; Research and Development Division, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado
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Abraham Hodgson
Abraham Hodgson
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Rajul Pandya
Rajul Pandya
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Meningitis has a significant impact in the Sahel, but the mechanisms for transmission and factors determining a person's vulnerability are not well understood. Our survey examined the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of people in a meningitis-endemic area in the Upper East region of northern Ghana to identify social, economic, and behavioral factors that may contribute to disease transmission and possible interventions that might improve health outcomes. Key results suggest potential interventions in response to the risk posed by migration, especially seasonal migration, a lack of knowledge about early symptoms causing delayed treatment, and a need for further education about the protective benefits of vaccination.
Author Notes
Financial support: This study was supported by google.org grant no. 31-2008.
Authors' addresses: Mary H. Hayden and Jamie Pelzman, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, E-mails: mhayden@ucar.edu and pelzman@ucar.edu. Maxwell Dalaba, Timothy Awine, Gertrude Nyaaba, and Dominic Anaseba, Navrongo Health Research Centre, Navrongo, Ghana, E-mails: madalaba@yahoo.com, tawine@navrongo.mimcom.org, nsormah@yahoo.com, and danaseba2010@gmail.com. Patricia Akweongo, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana, E-mail: akweongo@gmail.com. Abraham Hodgson, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana, E-mail: abraham.hodgson@ghsmail.org. Rajul Pandya, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, E-mail: pandya@ucar.edu.
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1.
Lapeyssonnie L, 1963. Cerebrospinal meningitis in Africa. Bull World Health Organ 28: 3–114.
-
2.
Greenwood B, 1999. Meningococcal meningitis in Africa. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 93: 341–353.
-
3.
Greenwood BM, Greenwood AM, Bradley AK, Williams K, Hassan-King M, Shenton FC, Wall RA, Hayes RJ, 1987. Factors influencing the susceptibility to meningococcal disease during an epidemic in The Gambia, West Africa. J Infect Dis 14: 167–184.
-
4.
Moore P, 1992. Meningococcal meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa: a model for the epidemic process. Clin Infect Dis 14: 515–525.
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5.
Stephens DS, Hoffman LH, McGee ZA, 1983. Interaction of Neisseria meningitidis with human nasopharyngeal mucosa: attachment and entry into columnar epithelial cells. J Infect Dis 148: 369–376.
-
6.
Molesworth AM, Cuevas LE, Connor SJ, Morse AP, Thomson MC, 2003. Environmental risk and meningitis epidemics in Africa. Emerg Infect Dis 9: 1287–1293.
-
7.
Wagstaff A, 2002. Poverty and health sector inequalities. Bull World Health Organ 80: 97–105.
-
8.
McIntyre D, Theide M, Dahlgren G, Whitehead M, 2006. What are the economic consequences for households of illness and of paying for health care in low- and middle-income country contexts? Soc Sci Med 62: 858–865.
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9.
Colombini A, Bationo F, Zongo S, Ouattara F, Badolo O, Jaillard P, Seini E, Gessner BD, Silva AD, 2009. Costs for households and community perception of meningitis epidemics in Burkina Faso. Clin Infect Dis 49: 1520–1525.
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10.
Aguilera JF, Perrocheau A, Meffer C, Hahné S, 2002. The W135 working group: outbreak of the serogroup W135 meningococcal disease after the Hajj pilgrimage, Europe, 2000. Emerg Infect Dis 8: 761–767.
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11.
Nathan N, Rose AM, Legros D, Tiendrebeogo SR, Bachy C, Bjørløw E, Firmenich P, Guerin PJ, Gaugant DA, 2007. Meningitis serogroup W135 outbreak, Burkina Faso, 2002. Emerg Infect Dis 13: 920–923.
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12.
Boisier P, Nicolas P, Djibo S, Taha MK, Jeanne I, Maïnassara HB, Tenebray B, Kairo KK, Giorgini K, Chanteau S, 2007. Meningococcal meningitis: unprecedented incidence of serogroup X-related cases in 2006 in Niger. Clin Infect Dis 44: 657–663.
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13.
Stephens DS, Greenwood B, Brandtzaeg P, 2007. Epidemic meningitis, meningococcemia and Neisseria meningitidis. Lancet 369: 2196–2210.
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14.
Badolo O, Tiendrebeogo E, Novak RT, Wu HM, Wei S, Djingarey MH, Diomande F, Kader Konde M, Clark TA, LaForce M, Messonier N, Tiendrebeoggo SM, 2008. Surveillance of meningococcal disease in Burkina Faso. In: Proceedings of the 16th International Pathogenic Neisseria Meeting: 234.
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15.
Greenwood BM, Blakebrough IS, Bradley AK, Wali S, Whittle HC, 1984. Meningococcal disease and season in sub-Saharan Africa. Lancet 1: 1339–1342.
-
16.
Dukic V, Hayden MH, Forgor-Adams A, Hopson T, Akweongo P, Hodgson A, Monaghan A, Weidinmyer C, Yoksas T, Thomson M, Tratska S, Pandya R, 2012. The role of weather in meningitis outbreaks in Navrongo, Ghana: a generalized additive modeling approach. J Agric Biol Environ Stat 17: 442–460.
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17.
INDEPTH Network 2002. Navrongo DSS Ghana. Population, Health and Survival at INDEPTH Sites. Available at: http://www.indepth-network.net/dss\_site\_profiles/navrongo. Accessed March 23, 2012.
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18.
National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), 2012. Available at: www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Accessed May 4, 2012.
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19.
Hodgson A, Smith T, Gagneux S, Adjuik M, Pluschke G, Kumasenu Mensah N, Binka F, Genton B, 2001. Risk factors for meningococcal meningitis in northern Ghana. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 95: 477–480.
| Past two years | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
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| Abstract Views | 477 | 392 | 12 |
| Full Text Views | 559 | 8 | 1 |
| PDF Downloads | 269 | 7 | 1 |