Is Nigeria winning the battle against malaria? Prevalence, risk factors and KAP assessment among Hausa communities in Kano State

Dawaki, Salwa; Al-Mekhlafi, Hesham M.; Ithoi, Init; Jamaiah, I; Atroosh, Wahib M.; Abdulsalam, Awatif M.; Sady, Hany; Elyana, Fatin Nur; Adamu, Ado U.; Yelwa, Saadatu I.; Ahmed, Arif; Al-Areeqi, Mona A.; Subramaniam, Lahvanya R.; Nasr, Nabil A.; Lau, Yee Ling

doi:10.1186/s12936-016-1394-3

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“…This outcome is consistent with the findings in a study conducted in Kano and Sokoto states in 2016 which showed that respondents had good levels of knowledge and attitudes regarding malaria transmission, symptoms, and prevention [11] [14]. The limitation of this study was that those interviewed to assess their knowledge of malaria preventive measures were not necessary patients who received treatment at the health facility during the malaria outbreak.…”

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confidence: 88%

Suspected Malaria Outbreak Investigations in Baure LGA, Katsina State, Nigeria

Saleh¹,

Saddiq²,

Adamu³

et al. 2019

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confidence: 88%

Suspected Malaria Outbreak Investigations in Baure LGA, Katsina State, Nigeria

Saleh¹,

Saddiq²,

Adamu³

et al. 2019

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“…The present the prevalence of malaria based on gender have been widely reported in literature by authors (Okonko et al, 2010;Okafor and Oko-Ose, 2012;Austin et al, 2014;Kuta et al, 2014;Oladeinde et al, 2014;Tela et al, 2015;Umaru and Uyaiabasi, 2015;Ani et al, 2015;Nmadu et al, 2015;Abah and Temple, 2015;Dawaki et al, 2016;Okeke et al, 2016;Garba et al, 2016;Bassey and Nwakaku, 2017). Some author have reported higher prevalence in male (Oladeinde et al, 2014) while other in females (Okonkwo et al, 2010;Tela et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 66%

“…Several studies in different location have reported the prevalence of malaria based on locations (Okonko et al, 2010;Okafor and Oko-Ose, 2012;Iloh et al, 2013;Kuta et al, 2014;Austin et al, 2014;Tela et al, 2015;Umaru and Uyaiabasi, 2015;Ani et al, 2015;Nmadu et al, 2015;Abah and Temple, 2015;Dawaki et al, 2016;Okeke et al, 2016;Bassey and Nwakaku, 2017). Level of immunity differs especially in infants.…”

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Some Determinant Factors of Malaria Prevalence in Nigeria

Bassey¹,

Izah²

2017

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Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality especially in the Sub-Sahara Africa, where significant deaths occur annually. Malaria is majorly caused by a protozoan of the genus Plasmodium which is transmitted by female Anopheles mosquito, an iniquitous dipteran fly. Malaria is endemic in Nigeria as such over 95% are at risk. The prevalence of malaria is depended on certain factors including medical conditions, environment/season and human status viz: pregnancy, blood group, Rhesus factor, age, gender and educational status. As such the predisposing factor of high prevalence of malaria within a location/locality needed to be ascertained in order to effectively manage the infection.

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“…The results however show that majority of fathers are farmers constituting about 51.5% in the area studied, followed by those with fathers having no occupation, constituting 21.8% (Figure 4). Other finding also reported that majority of Kano residents are farmers and merchants [19].…”

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Malnutrition among Children under 5 Does Not Correlate with Higher Socio Economic Status of Parents in Rural Communities

Muhammad¹,

Yunusa²,

Bolori³

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Introduction: Understanding the socioeconomic characteristics of families with undernourished children is very critical to providing solution to the menace especially in rural communities where there is complexity in the relationship between economic activities, education and parental care and the undernutrition. Objectives: The study is aimed at understanding the nutritional status of children under the age of 5 years in relation to the socio economic status of the family so as to determine causes of vulnerability. Methods: Hospital based cross sectional study was carried among 505 children under the age of 5 years, taking measurement of their Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) using standard techniques and also taking records of their families' socioeconomic data using structured questionnaire. Results: Record of nutritional status of the children sampled shows that undernourished children were 345 (68.3%) and the nourished were 160 (31.7%). The number of times each child felt sick within the last one year shows that out of the total 505 children, 140 (27.72%) fell sick once, 155 (30.69%) fall sick twice in the previous year, 65 (12.87%) felt sick three times, 55 (10.89%) felt sick four times due to either malaria, undernutrition or other factors. Children born to farmers, constituting 51.5% of the sampled children have as high as 69.2% prevalence of undernutrition, compared to those born to beggars (0%). The highest prevalence is recorded in children born to petty traders (80%), followed by government workers and commercial motorcyclist with 75% each. Prevalence of 100% was recorded in the sampled children whose father attains tertiary level of education, followed by those who attain only secondary level of education (68%). Conclu- There is high prevalence of undernutrition among children in rural communities which is often underestimated for the fact that rural dwellers of Kano are mostly farmers and that they are adequate to provide for their children. Frequency of illnesses among the children of rural dwellers is associated with the nutritional status of the children. Malnutrition is not always dependent on the occupation and educational status of the parents or whether child parents are alive or not. Children of farmers and learned persons are also very susceptible to malnutrition in the rural communities of Kano. Nutritional education and programs should as well target all families with varied socioeconomic status, including farmers, petty traders and those with high educational status without making assumptions that they are less susceptible to malnutrition.

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Is Nigeria winning the battle against malaria? Prevalence, risk factors and KAP assessment among Hausa communities in Kano State

Cited by 171 publications

References 73 publications

Suspected Malaria Outbreak Investigations in Baure LGA, Katsina State, Nigeria

Suspected Malaria Outbreak Investigations in Baure LGA, Katsina State, Nigeria

Some Determinant Factors of Malaria Prevalence in Nigeria

Malnutrition among Children under 5 Does Not Correlate with Higher Socio Economic Status of Parents in Rural Communities

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