Effect of Health Education through Community Leaders on Increase Utilization of Households Regarding LLINs in Intervention and Control Villages of New Halfa Locality-Kassala State (2017-2020)

The long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLIN) are effective against prevention of malaria and its utilization has been proven to save lives. Despite the mass distribution LLIN, Nigeria remains country with highest burden in Africa. . current study aimed assess effect Health Education through Community leaders on increased knowledge Households Regarding control, treatment intervention control villages New Halfa Locality-Kassala State (2017-2020). Randomized community trials (Controlled study) locality among two communities were randomly assigned group which receive health education messages regarding use LLINs where there is no education. Standard Questionnaire was collect data from head household at each village. information collected should include owner using LLINs, distributed household. observation conditions LLINs. This done committee for integrated vector management - Federal Ministry WHO. major source TV (23.2%) (22.8%) significant difference, p> 0.05. There difference between sleeping under net last night (p=.87). proportion households slept not significantly slightly (51.9%) compared (48.1%). most reasons mosquito, need, hot weather, bad feeling, absence other mentioned. frequency number bed per found be 3.7(1.9%) during survey I , 3.1 (1.5%) П 3.2 (1.6%) Ш mean (1.6%). However, surveyI П, 3.7 (1.9%), (1.4%) 2.9 respectively 3.3 (1.7%). 2541 (44.8%), 1838 (32.4%) 1300 (22.9%). While 2526 (41.8%), 1997 (33.1%) 1514 (25.1%). ownership 100% village surveyI, Ш, but decreased (99.4%) (99.6%). nets, high 70.8% (64.1%) while remarkable (82%) ( 55.8%) (74.8%), (47%) respectively. may due packages. It can concluded that overall fair present study. could attributed media campaign sessions role these campaigns. Also words this demonstrated effectiveness as vital tool improving