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We assessed the prevalence of malaria, ITNs use and associated factors among household heads in Maygaba town, northwest Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was carried out among 403 households using a structured questionnaire. Blood samples were collected from household heads and examined for malaria parasites by microscopy. Chi-square test and logistic regression were used to check the association between the dependent and independent variables. Of the 403 blood samples, 19 (4.7%) had malaria parasites (12 cases of <jats:italic>Plasmodium falciparum<\/jats:italic> and 7 cases of <jats:italic>Plasmodium vivax<\/jats:italic>). Majority of the respondents were aware of the cause, communicability, preventability and curability of the disease. ITNs use was identified as the main malaria prevention method. About 64% (257) of the respondents owned ITNs, of which, 66.9% (172) consistently slept under the nets during the peak malaria season. Majority of the respondents (83.6%) had positive attitude towards the benefit of sleeping under ITNs. Educational status and livelihood of the respondents had statistically significant (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) association with malaria knowledge. Malaria infection was significantly (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05) higher among household heads aged 18\u201330 years (AOR = 5.982; 95% CI = 1.715\u201320.863). Moderate prevalence rate and acceptable ITNs ownership was detected among the community of Maygaba town. However, a considerable proportion had misconceptions about the use of ITNs. A comprehensive malaria control measures and health education about the use of ITNs should be in place for effective prevention and control of malaria in the locality.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pgph.0000071","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,22]],"date-time":"2022-03-22T17:23:34Z","timestamp":1647969814000},"page":"e0000071","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pgph.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":16,"title":["Malaria prevalence, knowledge and associated factors among household heads in Maygaba town, Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"2","author":[{"given":"Tsegay Gebremaryam","family":"Yhdego","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9402-5310","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Asnake Desalegn","family":"Gardew","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9741-0062","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Fitsum Tigu","family":"Yifat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,3,22]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"pgph.0000071.ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"52","DOI":"10.4103\/2229-5070.86922","article-title":"Current scenario of control of malaria","author":"S. 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