Objectives: Cholera is endemic in many Africa countries including Nigeria, where it is still endemic despite all the control measures put in place. It is still a disease of public health importance. The northern parts of Nigeria been implicated in the recent spike in cholera cases in Nigeria. Durumi, one of the communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has been observed to have cases of cholera in recent times but with paucity of data on the occurrence of the disease in Durumi. This study examined the knowledge of cholera and its prevention amongst the residents of Durumi to get baseline information and ascertain the role of health education in curtailing cholera in the community.Methods: A Descriptive (cross-sectional) survey design. Multistage sampling was used to select 360 participants (171 females and 159 males) and a self-developed validated questionnaire was used to collect data. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics of frequency counts and percentages and inferential statistics of Chi-square to test the hypotheses at 0.05 significant levels.Results: Knowledge of cholera significant (p-value .000<0.05); age group below 50 years contributed higher percentage scores than those above 50 years old. Awareness of preventive measures to cholera also significant (p-value .000<0.05); the age group below 50 years contributed higher scores than those above 50 years old. Findings suggest insufficient knowledge and awareness of preventive measures of cholera for age > 50 years.Conclusion: Durumi residents appear to have adequate knowledge and awareness of cholera preventive measures. Targeted health education may be employed to prevent cholera in Durumi.
Keywords: Cholera, knowledge, prevention, Abuja, health education
Plant species presence data from 170 ditches at Amberley Wild Brooks in 2017 were compared to those of 1998. Overall functional changes are apparent, and spatial interpolation by Inverse Distance Weighting suggests that areas of the site are exhibiting varying character in space and time. Vegetation traits suggest a response to drier, more saline and more open conditions since 1998. Stress-tolerating species now dominate ruderals and competitors, and the site supports a similar number of hydrophytes and a greater number of species overall. Site-wide nutrient input was not observed in either Ellenberg N or LEAFPACS2 metrics although there are local patterns which warrant investigation. Using these data there appears to have been no decrease in overall presence of the rare and scarce species of the 1998 survey except Sium latifolium L. In terms of plant climatic optima the site has shifted southwards, to warmer and drier conditions, which correlates to the change in 25-year averages of climate to 1998 and to 2017 at the closest Met Office weather station. These patterns are applicable to site management and flood risk management proposals, giving potential for spatial modelling to predict outcomes under different management scenarios.
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