Malaria is an infectious disease and a serious health issue that needs urgent attention especially in children less than 5 years. The study aims at assessing the knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers regarding the prevention of malaria in children between 0-5 years. Convenience sampling method was used to select 160 mothers that attend child survival clinic and children outpatient clinic in olabisi onabanjo university teaching hospital (OOUTH), sagamu, Ogun State. Questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents, and the data was analysed using statistic package for social sciences (SPSS, version 17). Findings from the study showed that 55% of the respondents had a good knowledge about malaria, 78% of the respondents had a positive attitude regarding malaria prevention, 37% of the respondents practiced malaria prevention. The factors which influenced respondents' practice of prevention were the age of mothers, their income level and the frequency of malaria episode. Despite the fair overall knowledge and good attitudes, practices towards malaria prevention were poor. Therefore interventions aimed at social and behaviour change should primarily target the gaps in practices highlighted by the study.

Background: Parents are increasingly pursuing weight loss in medical weight management programs, yet little is known about the presenting behaviors and practices of children who have parents initiating these programs.Objective: To describe congruence in weight control practices, sedentary and screen time behaviors, and family functioning and communication between parents initiating a medical weight management program and their children (ages 7-18). Methods: Twenty-three dyads were enrolled and had measured height/weight and research packets completed including perceived weight status, weight control practices, sedentary and screen-time behaviors, and family functioning and communication. Paired t-tests and intraclass correlations assessed congruence; independent t-tests determined differences based on child demographics (age, sex, and weight status). Results: Parents underestimated children's use of weight control practices compared to child reports. Children with overweight, males, and older in age had increased weight control practices and sedentary and screen-time behaviors. Children who perceived themselves to have overweight reported more impaired family communication than children perceived to be a healthy weight. Conclusions: This study highlights the discrepancy between dyads' reports of children's behaviors, and identifies that specific child populations with overweight, older in age, and males are at-risk of experiencing less healthy behaviors and impaired family communication. Future research should monitor changes over time in parental weight management programs to determine effects based on parental weight loss.