2017
DOI: 10.3329/seajph.v7i1.34677
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Impact of health facilities on malaria control interventions among children under five years of age and pregnant women in Nigeria

Abstract: Malaria is still one of the biggest public health problems in Nigeria in spite of numerous control interventions against the disease as well as access to and availability of medicines to address it. The children under five years of age and pregnant women are household members that are most at risk of this disease. The study aims to examine the impact of health facilities on malaria control interventions. Secondary data from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey 2013 was utilized to investigate the impact of ty… Show more

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“…From the teachers responses, the most common sickness among primary school children in Nigeria and in most west African countries is malaria, this is confirmed by researches like that of Aregbeshola and Khan (2017).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…From the teachers responses, the most common sickness among primary school children in Nigeria and in most west African countries is malaria, this is confirmed by researches like that of Aregbeshola and Khan (2017).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 76%
“…Malaria is often endemic in tropical Sub Saharan Africa [1][2][3][4]. However, children and pregnant women are more susceptible to malaria than other class of individuals [5][6][7][8][9]. This is due to an underdeveloped and suppressed immune system for children (0-4 years), and pregnant women, respectively [10,11].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%