Background The control of asymptomatic malaria is considered a key aspect of malaria control. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and perception of asymptomatic malaria among people in Ho municipality of the Volta region. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional study involving questionnaire administration was conducted among randomly sampled residents of the Ho municipality of the Volta region of Ghana. Using SPSS version 25 statistical software, frequency distributions and proportions were computed for sociodemographic variables while knowledge and perception about asymptomatic malaria were computed into percentages and categorized into three levels based on Bloom's cut-off for further analysis. Findings with p-values <0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results Among the 200 participants, 197 (98.5%) were aware of malaria. The majority (116 [58.0%]) of the study participants agreed to the possibility of asymptomatic infection, but most (133 [66.5%]) of the community members did not know that asymptomatic individuals can still transmit infections. The majority of the participants (184 [92.0%]) showed interest in getting further education on asymptomatic malaria and a significant majority (180 [90.0%]) expressed a willingness to take treatment after testing positive without showing any symptoms. Conclusions Asymptomatic malaria control can be achieved through a mass testing and treatment strategy, therefore improving the knowledge and perception about asymptomatic malaria might improve malaria control.

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加纳沃尔特地区对无症状疟疾的了解和认知

背景 无症状疟疾的控制被认为是疟疾控制的一个关键方面。本研究旨在评估沃尔特地区何市人民对无症状疟疾的了解和看法。方法 在加纳沃尔特地区胡市随机抽样的居民中进行了一项涉及问卷调查的描述性横断面研究。使用 SPSS 25 版统计软件，计算社会人口变量的频率分布和比例，同时将有关无症状疟疾的知识和认知计算为百分比，并根据 Bloom 的截止值分为三个级别以供进一步分析。p值＜0.05的结果被认为具有统计显着性。结果 200 名参与者中，197 人（98.5%）了解疟疾。大多数（116 [58.0%]）研究参与者同意无症状感染的可能性，但大多数（133 [66.5%]）社区成员不知道无症状个体仍然可以传播感染。大多数参与者（184 [92.0%]）表示有兴趣接受有关无症状疟疾的进一步教育，并且绝大多数参与者（180 [90.0%]）表示愿意在检测呈阳性但未表现出任何症状后接受治疗。结论 通过大规模检测和治疗策略可以实现无症状疟疾控制，因此提高对无症状疟疾的认识和认识可能会改善疟疾控制。