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Most cases occur in low-altitude regions, especially in the eastern province of Nangarhar, where agriculture and farming are predominant. To better understand the public sentiment toward malaria, this study aimed to understand the knowledge, attitude, and practice of patients toward malaria who visited public and private hospitals of Nangarhar province.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on Nangarhar residents who visited the adult Outpatient departments of eight local public and private health facilities. Data collection took place from 1st August 2022 to 15th September 2022.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of 700 participants, 37.9% ( n\u2009=\u2009265) identified as male and 62.1% ( n\u2009=\u2009435) identified as female. The majority of participants (84.6 %) were within the (18\u201340) age range, followed by 12.7% in the (41\u201360) age range, and 2.7% were aged 61\u2009years or older. Moreover, 99.7% ( n\u2009=\u2009698) of the participants had heard of malaria. The main sources of information about malaria were family members (31.3%, n\u2009=\u2009219), television (32.6%, n\u2009=\u2009228), Internet (12.6%, n\u2009=\u200988), school (11.3%, n\u2009=\u200979), and health facilities (31.4%, n\u2009=\u2009220). Most respondents correctly identified mosquito bites as the primary mode of malaria transmission (72.6%, n\u2009=\u2009508). Others suggested that transmission could occur by close contact with a malaria patient (14.0%, n\u2009=\u200998) and drinking contaminated water (17.3%, n\u2009=\u2009121). The majority of participants (70.6%) agreed that malaria is a serious and life-threatening disease. A significant number of participants (96.6%) reported owning an insecticide-treated mosquito net at home, and 87.0% reported using the net.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Overall, participants reported good knowledge, attitude, and practice toward malaria. This may be linked to the awareness campaigns and preventive programs in Nangarhar province that have contributed to participant\u2019s willingness to prevent malaria and treat themselves if they get infected. Public health campaigns are difficult in Afghanistan with weak governance and conflict, and thus, populations may find themselves at risk if health promotion activities are stopped.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/20503121241251758","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,17]],"date-time":"2024-05-17T02:22:25Z","timestamp":1715912545000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Knowledge, attitude, and practices toward malaria among hospital outpatients in Nangarhar, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7044-5473","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arash","family":"Nemat","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Microbiology, Kabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan"},{"name":"Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 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