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Prominent malaria vector control methods employed in sub-Saharan Africa include Long Lasting Insecticide Nets (LLINs) and Indoor Residual spraying (IRS). This study investigated knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) of malaria vector control methods in Lagos, South-West Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were employed for the cross-sectional survey which was carried out between May and August 2018. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select Lagos Mainland, Kosofe, and Ojo local government areas (LGAs). Five hundred and twenty questionnaires were used for the study. Data were analyzed for descriptive statistics, whereas \u03c7\u200a2 was used to determine influence of respondents\u2019 LGA, level of education and type of dwelling on respondents\u2019 attitude and practice. Respondents\u2019 LGAs have no significant impact on attitude and practice to malaria vector control methods. However, \u2018level of education\u2019 as well as \u2018type of dwelling structure\u2019 impacted significantly on some practices and attitude. Basically, IRS is the major tool employed in malaria vector control, but sometimes it is used in combination with other methods. A good number of residents also use LLINs. \u2018Choice of method\u2019 employed is mainly based on the effectiveness of method. General perception about LLINs and IRS is that they are effective, cheap and safer. Considering the widespread use of IRS and LLINs for malaria vector control in Lagos, implementation of malaria control programs should consider KAP to these two strategies.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1093\/jme\/tjaa278","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,13]],"date-time":"2021-01-13T20:41:02Z","timestamp":1610570462000},"page":"1280-1286","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":15,"title":["Community Knowledge, Attitude and Practices on Malaria Vector Control Strategies in Lagos State, South-West Nigeria"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"58","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9813-0556","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ahmed I","family":"Omotayo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria"},{"name":"Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adeolu T","family":"Ande","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adedayo O","family":"Oduola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abiodun K","family":"Olakiigbe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Aishat K","family":"Ghazali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pharmacy, National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adeniyi","family":"Adeneye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samson T","family":"Awolola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health and Epidemiology, Nigeria Institute of Medical Research, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,1,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"2021051508385671100_CIT0001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"312","DOI":"10.1186\/1471-2458-13-312","article-title":"Community knowledge, attitude and practice about malaria in a low endemic setting of Shewa Robit Town, northeastern Ethiopia","volume":"13","author":"Abate","year":"2013","journal-title":"BMC Public Health"},{"key":"2021051508385671100_CIT0002","first-page":"1","article-title":"Knowledge, attitude and practice of the community towards malaria prevention and control options in anti-malaria association intervention zones of Amahara National Regional State, Ethiopia","volume":"1","author":"Aderaw","year":"2013","journal-title":"J. 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