Knowledge of malaria amongst caregivers of young children in rural and urban communities in Southwest Nigeria

., A.I. Oreagba; Onajole, AT; Olayemi, SO; Mabadeje, A. F. B.

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“…The finding in this study that 28.4 % of the caregivers would resort to self-treatment at home was fairly high compared to 1.4 % found in Ethiopia [ 36 ] and 3 % in Nigeria. Only few caregivers (10.1 %) resorted first to Chemist/Patent medicine vendors compared to 37 % [ 37 ] and 57.4 % [ 12 ] reported by previous studies. Unlike other previous similar studies in Nigeria [ 44 , 45 ], where traditional/herbal homes were among preferred health facilities care-givers sought after, none of the care-givers in this study accepted ever going to the herbalist for treatment of their febrile children.…”

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Malaria Parasitaemia and the use of insecticide-treated nets (INTs) for malaria control amongst under-5 year old children in Calabar, Nigeria

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BackgroundMalaria remains a major cause of febrile illness in Nigeria and interventions to reduce malaria burden in Nigeria focus on the use of insecticide-treated nets. This study determined the prevalence of malaria parasitaemia and the use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for the control of malaria amongst under-five year old children in Calabar, Nigeria.MethodsA total of 270 under-5 year old children were recruited and structured questionnaires were used to obtain information on the background characteristics of the respondents from their caregivers. Capillary blood samples were collected from each of the patients through finger-pricking and tested for malaria parasites by Rapid Diagnostic Test and microscopy.ResultsAn overall parasitaemia prevalence of 32.2 % (by Rapid diagnostic test kit [RDT]) and 40.1 % (by microscopy) were obtained in this study. Forty-six (45.5 %) of the febrile patients had malaria parasitaemia (by RDT) or 41 (59.4 %) by microscopy. One hundred and fifty (55.6 %) of the caregivers acknowledged the use of nets on doors and windows for malaria prevention and control. One hundred and thirty-nine (51.5 %) mentioned sleeping under mosquito net while 138 (51.1 %) acknowledged the use of insecticide sprays. Although 191 (71.5 %) of the households possessed at least one mosquito net, only 25.4 % of the under-5 children slept under any net the night before the survey. No statistically significant reduction in malaria parasitaemia was observed with the use of mosquito nets among the under-5 children. Almost all the respondents (97.8 %) identified mosquito bite as the cause of malaria. Fever was identified by the majority of the respondents (92.2 %) as the most common symptom of malaria.ConclusionsThe findings of the study showed high prevalence of parasitaemia and that fever was significantly associated with malaria parasitaemia. Mosquito net utilization among the under-fives was low despite high net ownership rate by households. Therefore, for effective control of malaria, public health education should focus on enlightening the caregivers on signs/symptoms of both uncomplicated and complicated malaria as well as encourage the use of ITNs especially among the under-fives.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12879-016-1459-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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“…This finding was consistent with those of previous studies [ 12 , 36 ] but higher than the finding by Oreagba et al . [ 37 ]. This awareness is a good one and could have contributed to the high level of ownership of mosquito nets among care-givers observed in this study.…”

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Malaria Parasitaemia and the use of insecticide-treated nets (INTs) for malaria control amongst under-5 year old children in Calabar, Nigeria

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“…Traditional knowledge (TK) relevant to the treatment of malaria was found to be low and may be declining among the study community because only 50% of the respondents knew how to treat malaria. This knowledge was almost exclusively restricted to women because they were responsible for the health care of family members, especially children (Oberländer and Elverdan, 2000;Oreagba et al, 2004).…”

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Herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria in Budiope county, Uganda

Tabuti

2008

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“…Oreagba et al . [ 29 ] conducted a study in Southwest Nigeria to determine the malaria knowledge and treatment choices of fever by mothers of children under the age of five. It was found that majority of the mothers had very low knowledge of malaria, while urban care givers reported higher use of health centers than their rural counterparts.…”

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“…Timely detection and treatment of fever in children under five are linked to maternal socio-economic and demographic characteristics. This is associated with the fact that mothers play primary role in health issues affecting their children [ 29 ]. A study by Ajibade and Alao [ 35 ] found that early signs of fever that prompted mothers to take treatment initiatives were high body temperature and vomiting.…”

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Assessment of Malawian Mothers’ Malaria Knowledge, Healthcare Preferences and Timeliness of Seeking Fever Treatments for Children Under Five

Oyekale¹

2015

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Malaria is one of the major public health problems in Malawi, contributing to the majority of morbidity and mortality among children under five. Ignorance of malaria symptoms results in delayed treatment, which often degenerates into fatal emergencies. This study analyzed the impact of maternal malaria knowledge on healthcare preferences and timeliness of treating children with reported fever. The Malaria Indicator Survey data for 2012, which were adequately weighted, were analyzed using multinomial logit and Poisson regression models. The results showed low maternal average years of formal education (3.52) and average mothers’ age was 27.97 years. Majority of the women (84.98%) associated fever with malaria, while 44.17% associated it with chilling. Also, 54.42% and 32.43% of the children were treated for fever on the same day and the following day that fever started, respectively. About 9.70% paid for fever treatment from their regular incomes, while 51.38% sought treatment from either public or private health centers. Multinomial Logit regression results showed that relative to using of other treatments, probabilities of selecting private hospitals and public health centers increased with age of the household heads, resident in urban areas, mothers’ years of education, number of days taken off for treatment, paying medical bills from regular, occasional and borrowed incomes, and knowledge of diarrhea and shivering as symptoms of malaria. In the Poisson regression results, timeliness of seeking treatment was significantly enhanced by knowledge of fever as malaria symptom, residence in northern and central regions of Malawi and use of income from sale of assets to pay medical bills (p < 0.10).However, delays in treating children was motivated by age of the household heads, number of days taken off to care for sick child and usage of regular, borrowed and other incomes to pay medical bills. (p < 0.05). It was concluded that efficiency of public sector in treating malaria holds significant prospects for fighting malaria in Malawi. However, adequate efforts should be channeled in enhancing the knowledge of women on malaria symptoms, among others.

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Knowledge of malaria amongst caregivers of young children in rural and urban communities in Southwest Nigeria

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Malaria Parasitaemia and the use of insecticide-treated nets (INTs) for malaria control amongst under-5 year old children in Calabar, Nigeria

Malaria Parasitaemia and the use of insecticide-treated nets (INTs) for malaria control amongst under-5 year old children in Calabar, Nigeria

Herbal medicines used in the treatment of malaria in Budiope county, Uganda

Assessment of Malawian Mothers’ Malaria Knowledge, Healthcare Preferences and Timeliness of Seeking Fever Treatments for Children Under Five

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