Studies on prevalence of malaria and management practices of the Azia community, Ihiala L.G.A., Anambra State, south-east Nigeria

Aribodor, DN; Njoku, OO; Eneanya, CI; Onyali, IO

doi:10.4314/njpar.v24i1.37802

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“…This result is contrary to previous studies by Oyewole and Ibidapo (2007) and Aribodor et al (2003). Oyewole and Ibidapo (2007) reported that 11.3% of respondents in Ibadan, Oyo state used chemoprolaxis and fansider/maloxine and 4.2% used insecticide treated nets to prevent malaria while Aribor et al (2003) recorded that 25.0% of studied population in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra state used chemoprophylaxis to prevent malaria infection.…”

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Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Management of Malaria in Rural Communities in Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

2017

App. Sci. Report

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Malaria is still an important mosquito-borne disease and a critical public health concern in Nigeria. This study was carried out to survey the knowledge, attitude and management of malaria in some rural communities of Nyo-Khana District of Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State. A cross sectional survey was adopted for the study using self-designed questionnaires. Out of the 400 questionnaires distributed, only 316 were answered and returned. Despite some wrong perceptions, 241(76.3%) of respondents implicated mosquitoes bite as the major cause of malaria while 94.6% of the respondents agreed that mosquitoes is responsible for the transmission of malaria. Again, 93.0% and 77 .5% of the respondents agreed that mosquitoes breed in stagnant water and bite at night respectively. The major symptoms mentioned by respondents included fever (85.4%), headache (85.4%), body weakness (56.9%) and shivering (56.9%). Almost all the respondents (93.9%) agreed that malaria is preventable. chemoprophylaxis (97.8%) and use of chemoprophylaxis (97.8%) use of chemoprophylaxis (97.8%) were the major means of prevention mentioned by the respondents. The treatment-seeking behaviour of the respondents included use of herbs (57.3%) and use of modern drugs (35.1%). The study indicates that the malaria related knowledge in the area is high, hence government and stakeholders can adopt a community-base approach in the management of the disease.

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Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Management of Malaria in Rural Communities in Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

2017

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“…Adefioye et al (2007) and Marielle et al (2003) recorded a prevalence rate of 72 and 70% among pregnant women in Oyo state, Nigeria and Gabon, respectively. A prevalence rate of 76% was also reported by Aribodor et al (2003) in Anambra State, South East Nigeria. Moreover, Olasehinde et al (2010) reported a prevalence rate of 80.5% among children under 12 years in a cross sectional study in Southwestern Nigeria.…”

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Prevalence of Malaria and Predisposing Factors to Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Southwestern Nigeria

Olasehinde¹,

Ojurongbe²,

Akinjogunl³

et al. 2015

Research J. of Parasitology

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High transmission rate and drug resistance have been implicated in the spread and re-emergence of malaria in areas where the disease had been eradicated. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of falciparum malaria and pre-disposing factors to malaria among patients presenting with fever in selected State Hospitals in Ogun State, Southwestern Nigeria. Four thousand and sixty six patients were recruited into this study. Scientific and Ethical clearance was obtained for this study. Blood samples were collected for malaria screening from the subjects. Structured questionnaires were administered to patients and parents of infants to determine the factors that could lead to the development of drug resistance by the parasite in the study population. Out of 4066 subjects screened during the study period, 61.1% were positive for falciparum malaria. Highest prevalence of 70.8% was recorded in children 1-5 years, also the group with highest parasitemia (1080). The study showed that 24.6% of the patient visited hospitals for treatment, 12% use local healers while 25.0% bought antimalarial drugs without prescription. Moreover, some subjects use more than one method in their management of malaria. Those who combined antimalarial drugs with traditional medicine from local healers were 17.4%. Only 18% of the sample population used insecticide treated mosquito nets, 42.3% used window and door nets, while 13% did not employ any mosquito preventive method. Uncontrolled use of drugs and exposure of parasites to the drugs should be monitored in areas where the parasite is still sensitive to the drug.

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“…This study, however, revealed that at least 60% of pregnant mothers have evidence of placental malaria. Apart from the holoendemicity [10,11] of malaria, the factors responsible for this significant increase may include the quality of antenatal care services received by pregnant mothers before delivery. It may also be important to investigate the problem of drug resistance.…”

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Association of low birth weight and placental malarial infection in Nigeria

Aribodor

Nwaorgu

Eneanya

et al. 2009

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Background: Malaria causes significant morbidity and mortality among pregnant women in Nigeria. However, the contribution of malaria infection to neonatal development is incompletely understood. Here we determined the prevalence of placental malarial infection in six communities in Anambra State, Nigeria, between 2005 and 2006, and compare these data to neonatal birth weight. Methodology: Blood samples were obtained from the placenta of 500 parturient mothers and examined for the presence of malaria parasites. Newborn birth weight was then compared with the malaria status of their mothers.

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Studies on prevalence of malaria and management practices of the Azia community, Ihiala L.G.A., Anambra State, south-east Nigeria

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Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Management of Malaria in Rural Communities in Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

Survey of Knowledge, Attitude and Management of Malaria in Rural Communities in Khana Local Government Area, Rivers State, Nigeria

Prevalence of Malaria and Predisposing Factors to Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Southwestern Nigeria

Association of low birth weight and placental malarial infection in Nigeria

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