Training Manual for Preventive Malaria - Ministry of Health

• Cover doors and windows with wire or nylon mesh/nets to prevent mosquitoes from
entering the house.
• Avoid going outside after dark or when out in the evening:
o Wear protective clothing that covers the arms and legs.
o Apply chemical mosquito repellent cream on exposed skin surfaces.
• Use mosquito coils that release smoke (particularly when sitting outdoors). The smoke
keeps mosquitoes away or kills them when they fly through it.
• Spray rooms with insecticide before going to bed every evening. Because the sprays are
only effective for a few hours, this method should be used in combination with other
measures, such as screening doors and windows.
• Physically kill mosquitoes in the house by swatting them.
• Manage the environment by ensuring that breeding sites of the anopheles mosquito are
eliminated or reduced.
How to use the manual
This manual has been written for the purpose of training antenatal care providers in IPT. The
manual has five units, which will take 20 hours to complete. Each unit has a number of hours
assigned to it and it is expected that trainers will spend 18 hours on the 5 modules and 2 hours
on the introduction and to conduct a pre-test and post-test.
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